foreman

[ fawr-muh n, fohr- ]
/ ˈfɔr mən, ˈfoʊr- /

noun, plural fore·men.

a person in charge of a particular department, group of workers, etc., as in a factory or the like.
the member of a jury selected to preside over and speak for all the jurors on the panel.

Origin of foreman

1175–1225; Middle English forman chief servant, steward. See fore-, man1

usage note for foreman

See -man.

OTHER WORDS FROM foreman

fore·man·ship, noun sub·fore·man, noun, plural sub·fore·men. sub·fore·man·ship, noun

Words nearby foreman

foreland, foreland basin, foreleg, forelimb, forelock, foreman, foremast, foremilk, foremost, foremother, forename

British Dictionary definitions for foreman-ship (1 of 2)

foreman
/ (ˈfɔːmən) /

noun plural -men

a person, often experienced, who supervises other workmen Gender-neutral form: supervisor
law the principal juror, who presides at the deliberations of a jury Female equivalent: forewoman

Derived forms of foreman

foremanship, noun

British Dictionary definitions for foreman-ship (2 of 2)

Foreman
/ (ˈfɔːmən) /

noun

George . born 1949, US boxer: world heavyweight champion (1973–74); retired in 1977 but re-entered the ring in 1987 and won the heavyweight championship in 1994 at age 45