Foreman
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foreman¹
- /ˈfɔː(ɹ).mən/
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)mən
Where it comes from
From Middle English foremon, forman. Compare West Frisian foarman, Dutch voorman, German Vormann, Danish formand, Swedish förman, Icelandic formaður. By surface analysis, fore- + man.
noun foremen · forman
- The leader of a work crew. Since we’re getting too friendly, Ephraim Winslow, tell me, what’s a timber man want with being a wickie? Not enough quiet for ye up north? Sawdust itching yer nethers? Foreman found ye too high-tempered for carrying an axe?
- The boss or manager of a particular workplace or section of a workplace, particularly a factory. factory foreman
- The member of a jury who presides over it and speaks on its behalf.
- A slave assistant to the white overseer who managed field hands.
Foreman²
proper noun Forman · Fourman
- A surname originating as an occupation for someone who was the manager of a farm.
- A community near Prince George, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, British Columbia, Canada.
- A small city in Little River County, Arkansas, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States.
