foreman
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fore·man
(fôr'mən, fōr'-) 
n.
n.
- A man who serves as the leader of a work crew, as in a factory.
- A man who chairs and speaks for a jury.
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foreman
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.
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foreman
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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categories related to 'foreman'
- 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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Foreman
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Foreman may refer to:
- Construction foreman, the worker or tradesman who is in charge of the construction crew
- Foreman of Signals, the most highly qualified non-commissioned signal equipment managers and Incorporated Engineers in the Royal Corps of Signals
- Jury foreman, head juror
- Foreman, Arkansas
- Foreman High School, Illinois
- Shop foreman or plant foreman, the frontline supervisor in a skilled trades, manufacturing or production operation
- USS Foreman (DE-633), a Buckley class destroyer escort of the United States Navy
Foreman is the surname of:
- Carl Foreman, screenwriter and film producer
- Chris Foreman, guitarist of the band Madness
- Chuck Foreman, former NFL running back
- Dave Foreman (born 1947), American environmentalist
- Eric Foreman, fictional character in the TV show House
- Deborah Foreman (born 1962), American actress
- Freeda Foreman (born 1976), American boxer, daughter of former world Heavyweight champion George Foreman
- George Foreman (born 1949), two-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion
- Gordy Foreman, drummer of the band Frenzal Rhomb
- Jack Foreman Mantle (1917–1940), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Jay Foreman (businessman), American businessman
- Jay Foreman (American football) (born 1976), football player
- Jay Foreman (comedian) (born 1984), British comedian
- Jon Foreman, lead singer and guitarist of the band Switchfoot, brother of Tim
- Joseph Foreman, real name of rapper Afroman
- Kevin Foreman, the general manager of RealNetworks
- Matthew Foreman (born 1957), mathematician at University of California, Irvine
- Milton Foreman, US Major General
- Richard Foreman (born 1937), American playwright and avant-garde theater pioneer
- Susan Foreman, fictional character in the Doctor Who series
- Tim Foreman, bassist of the band Switchfoot, brother of Jon
- Tom Foreman, Emmy Award winning reporter for CNN in the United States
- William Foreman, early American military officer
- Yuri Foreman (born 1980), Israeli boxer
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Foreman
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
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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