Foreman

Noun

 * 1)  The leader of a work crew.
 * 2)  The member of a jury who presides over it and speaks on its behalf.
 * 3)  During the era of slavery in the United States, a black (slave) assistant to the white Overseer who managed field hands.

Derived terms

 * foremanship

Thesaurus
Big Brother, auditor, boatswain, boss, chief, comptroller, controller, floor manager, floorman, floorwalker, gaffer, ganger, grand-juror, head, headman, inspector, juror, jury chancellor, juryman, jurywoman, manager, monitor, noncommissioned officer, overman, overseer, petit-juror, petit-juryman, proctor, recognitor, sirdar, slave driver, straw boss, subforeman, super, superintendent, supervisor, surveyor, talesman, taskmaster, veniremen, visitor

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 工头
 * Czech:
 * Finnish:
 * French: chef, chef d'équipe,
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian: művezető
 * Italian:


 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, , (at a consruction site), штейгер (at a mine)
 * Scottish Gaelic: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: förman, lagbas


 * Finnish:
 * Manx: ard-ghooinney bingagh


 * Spanish: presidente del jurado

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