foreman

Substantivhäufig in Dialogen

//ˈfɔː(ɹ).mən//

A workplace leader. The leader of a work crew.

Substantiv

1
A workplace leader. 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?
2
A workplace leader. The boss or manager of a particular workplace or section of a workplace, particularly a factory.
factory foreman
3
The member of a jury who presides over it and speaks on its behalf.
4
historischA slave assistant to the white overseer who managed field hands.

Herkunft

From Middle English foremon, forman. Compare West Frisian foarman, Dutch voorman, German Vormann, Danish formand, Swedish förman, Icelandic formaður. By surface analysis, fore- + man.

Formen

Plural: foremen

forehead · The part of the face above the eyebrows and below the…foreign · Located outside a country or place, especially one's own.foreigner · A person from a foreign country.

foreman · A workplace leader. The leader of a work crew.

Foreman · A surname originating as an occupation for someone who was…foremost · Positioned in front of (all) others in space, most forward.Foremost · A village in Alberta, Canada.

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