foreman

ˈfɔr.mən

foremen

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Definition of foreman - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

job rolesupervisor of workers

The foreman directed the construction team efficiently..

manager

overseer

supervisor

legal

TECH.

member of a jury who leads and speaks

TECH.

The foreman announced the jury's verdict.

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Expressions with foreman

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assistant foreman

person who acts as a deputy to the foreman

In the foreman's absence, the assistant foreman took charge of the project.

Origin of foreman

Old English, fore (before) + mann (man)

Terms with foreman included in their meaning

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headman

work

foreman or overseer in a work setting

ganger

labor

foreman of a labor gang

overman

mining supervisor

supervisor or foreman in a mine

ramrod

leadership

ranch or trail foreman responsible for work

tool pusher

oil industry

foreman supervising drilling operations on an oil rig

assistant foreman

work

person who acts as a deputy to the foreman

Examples of foreman in a sentence

The foreman assigned tasks to each worker.
The foreman asked for a break during deliberations.
As foreman, he guided the jury's discussions.

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French:contremaître, président, ...
German:Vorarbeiter, Vorsitzender, ...
Italian:caposquadra, capo giuria, ...
Spanish:supervisor, presidente del jurado, ...
Portuguese:encarregado, porta-voz do júri, ...
Chinese:工头, 陪审团长, ...
Japanese:現場監督, 陪審長, ...
Arabic:مُرَاقِب عُمَّال, رَئِيس هَيْئَة المُحَلِّفِين, ...
Hebrew:מְנַהֵל עֲבוֹדָה, רֹאשׁ הַמּוּשְׁבָּעִים, ...
Russian:прораб, старшина, ...
Ukrainian:бригадир, старшина, ...
Hindi:पर्यवेक्षक, ...
Bengali:ফোরম্যান, ...
Catalan:encarregat, portaveu, ...
Czech:předák, předseda poroty, ...
Danish:arbejdsleder, ...
Dutch:voorman, juryvoorzitter, ...
Greek:εργοδηγός, πρόεδρος ενόρκων, ...
Hungarian:művezető, esküdtszéki elnök, ...
Khmer:មេការងារ, ប្រធានគណៈវិនិច្ឆ័យ, ...
Korean:현장 감독, 배심원 대표, ...
Persian:سرکارگر, رئیس هیئت منصفه, ...
Polish:majster, przewodniczący, ...
Portuguese (BR):encarregado, presidente do júri, ...
Romanian:maistru, președinte al juriului, ...
Swedish:arbetsledare, ordförande, ...
Thai:หัวหน้างาน, หัวหน้าคณะลูกขุน, ...
Turkish:ustabaşı, jüri başkanı, ...
Vietnamese:quản đốc, trưởng bồi thẩm đoàn, ...

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