foreman

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see also: Foreman

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfɔː(ɹ)mən/

Noun

foreman (plural foremen)

1. (management) The leader of a work crew.
2. (legal) The member of a jury who presides over it and speaks on its behalf.
3. (historical, US, during the era of slavery) A black (slave) assistant to the white overseer who managed field hands.

Related terms

• forepeople
• foreperson
• forewoman

Translations

• French: chef, chef d'équipe, contremaître
• German: Vorarbeiter, Polier
• Italian: (at a construction site) caposquadra, capoccia
• Portuguese: capataz
• Russian: ма́стер
• Spanish: capataz

Translations

• German: Sprecher der Geschworenen, Sprecherin der Geschworenen
• Spanish: presidente del jurado, presidenta del jurado

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Foreman

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Proper noun

1. Surname for someone who was the manager of a farm.

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