Foreman
11foreman — (n.) 1530s in the sense of principal juror; 1570s in the sense of principal workman; from FORE (Cf. fore ) + MAN (Cf. man) (n.). Earliest attested meaning (early 13c.) was a leader. In 17c., a slang word for penis …
12foreman — or foreperson The presiding member of a grand or petit jury, who speaks or answers for the jury. Person designated by employer management to direct work of employees; superintendent, overseer …
13foreman — or foreperson The presiding member of a grand or petit jury, who speaks or answers for the jury. Person designated by employer management to direct work of employees; superintendent, overseer …
14foreman — (or forewoman) ► NOUN 1) a worker who supervises other workers. 2) (in a law court) a person who presides over a jury and speaks on its behalf …
15foreman — [fôr′mən] n. pl. foremen [fôr′mən] [orig., foremost man, leader] 1. the chairman and spokesman of a jury 2. a person in charge of a department or group of workers in a factory, mill, etc. foremanship n …
16Foreman —  Pour les articles homophones, voir Forman et Furman. Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Foreman peut désigner : Patronyme Foreman est un nom de famille notamment porté par  …
17Foreman — I Foreman [ fɔmən], George, amerikan. Boxer, * Marshall (Tex.) 10. 1. 1949; Olympiasieger im Schwergewicht 1968; als Profi Weltmeister 1973/74 und 1994 (WBA); 76 Profikämpfe (72 Siege). II Foreman [ fɔmən], Richard, amerikanischer Dramatiker… …
18foreman — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)mən[/t]] foremen 1) N COUNT A foreman is a person, especially a man, in charge of a group of workers. He still visited the dairy daily, but left most of the business details to his manager and foreman. 2) N COUNT The foreman of a jury… …
19Foreman — There are at least two origins for this very interesting surname which is generally accepted as being of Old English pre 7th century origins. The first and most likely is that it is job descriptive for the manager of a large farm or even an… …
20foreman — I foreman, forewoman (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. supervisor, superintendent, overseer, straw boss (inf.). See director. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. overseer, manager, supervisor, boss, superintendent, taskmaster, head, headman, shop… …
