foreman

Definitions


[ˈfɔːmən], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a male worker who supervises and directs other workers
(e.g: he was employed as the site foreman)

- (in a law court) a person who presides over a jury and speaks on its behalf
(e.g: the foreman read out their verdicts)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: perhaps suggested by Dutch voorman (compare with German Vormann)




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