foreman

(fôr'mən, fōr'-)
n.

1. A man who serves as the leader of a work crew, as in a factory.
2. A man who chairs and speaks for a jury.

foremanship fore'man·ship' n.

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noun

Someone who directs and supervises workers: boss, director, foreperson, forewoman, head, manager, overseer, superintendent, supervisor, taskmaster, taskmistress. Informal straw boss. Slang chief. See over/under.

n

Definition: person overseeing others work
Antonyms: worker

IN BRIEF: A person in charge of a group of workers.

The foreman of the project ordered the work to halt when the weather became too stormy.

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• Employers, Employees, and Business People - foreman: person in charge of small group of workers
• General Titles, Positions, and Status - foreman: chief worker leading crew or production workers

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - formand, sjakformand, baneformand

Nederlands (Dutch)
voorman, ploegbaas, voorzitter (m.n. van jury)

Français (French)
n. - (Ind) contremaître, (Jur) président

Deutsch (German)
n. - Vorarbeiter, Sprecher

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εργοδηγός, προϊστάμενος, επιστάτης, αρχιεργάτης, (νομ.) προϊστάμενος ενόρκων

Italiano (Italian)
capomastro, caposquadra

Português (Portuguese)
n. - chefe (m), primeiro (m) jurado (Jur.)

Русский (Russian)
старший рабочий, старшина присяжных

Español (Spanish)
n. - capataz, mayoral, cabo de maestranza, cuadrillero, encargado, caporal, presidente del jurado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - arbetsförman, ordförande i jury

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
领班, 陪审长, 工头

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 領班, 陪審長, 工頭

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 우두머리, 감독

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 職工長, 陪審長, 職長

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كبير العمال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מנהל עבודה, ראש חבר המושבעים‬

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