forewoman

[ fawr-woo m-uh n, fohr- ]

/ ˈfɔrˌwʊm ən, ˈfoʊr- /

a woman in charge of a particular department or group of workers.

a woman on a jury selected to preside over and speak for all the jurors on the panel.

Origin of forewoman

First recorded in 1700–10; fore- + woman

See -woman.

"Only to a very moderate extent," replied the forewoman precisely.

Love at Paddington |W. Pett Ridge
The friend probably will be willing to speak to the foreman or forewoman about the girl's employment.

The Canadian Girl at Work |Marjory MacMurchy
She had entirely overlooked her job as forewoman of her own establishment!

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The forewoman in the book-folding department said that time hands got 4d.

Women in the Printing Trades. |Various

After Mrs. Bird had started me she was obliged to go to her home, so I advertised for a forewoman.

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