A foreman is a man in charge of a group of workers.
He visited the dairy daily, but left the business details to his foreman.
2. countable noun
The foreman of a jury is the man who is chosen as their leader.
There was applause from the public gallery as the foreman of the jury announced theverdict.
More Synonyms of foreman
foreman in British English
(ˈfɔːmən)
nounWord forms: plural-men
1.
a male worker, often experienced, who supervises other workers
Gender-neutral form: supervisor
2. law
the principal juror, who presides at the deliberations of a jury
Female equivalent: forewoman
Derived forms
foremanship (ˈforemanˌship)
noun
Foreman in British English
(ˈfɔːmən)
noun
George. born 1949, US boxer: world heavyweight champion (1973–74); retired in 1977 but re-entered the ring in 1987 and won the heavyweight championship in 1994 at age 45; also noted for the grilling appliance that bears his name
foreman in American English
(ˈfɔrmən)
nounWord forms: pluralˈforemen (ˈfɔrmən)
1.
the chairman and spokesman of a jury
2.
a person in charge of a department or group of workers in a factory, mill, etc.
Derived forms
foremanship (ˈforemanˌship)
noun
Word origin
orig., foremost man, leader
Examples of 'foreman' in a sentence
foreman
The worst moment for me is always when the jury foreman stands to deliver the verdict.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Five times he was selected as jury foreman.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But the foreman of the jury insisted that the verdict was understandable on the basis of medical expert evidence presented.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
In the future he'd like to become a workshop foreman or dealership principal.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Indeed, this must follow if we mean it when we say that the foreman is "part of management.
Peter F. Drucker THE ESSENTIAL DRUCKER (2001)
AT subsequently became the jury foreman.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The jury foreman said: 'We think she was obsessed with the dead man.
The Sun (2016)
The foreman of the jury had requested a transcript, but that had been refused on the ground that it would take too long to produce.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
At least two family members in the church said they received mobile phone calls from a mine foreman saying the men were OK.
The Sun (2006)
Do not rest content for a moment in your thoughts as head clerk, or foreman or general manager in any concern, no matter how extensive.
Christianity Today (2000)
In other languages
foreman
British English: foreman NOUN
A foreman is a person, especially a man, in charge of a group of workers.
He still visited the dairy daily, but left most of the business details to his manager and foreman.
American English: foreman
Brazilian Portuguese: capataz
Chinese: > 工头尤指男性
European Spanish: capataz
French: contremaître
German: Vorarbeiter
Italian: caposquadra
Japanese: 職場主任
Korean: 십장
European Portuguese: capataz
Latin American Spanish: capataz
Chinese translation of 'foreman'
foreman
(ˈfɔːmən)
Word forms:plforemen
n(c)
[of factory, building site]领(領)班 (lǐngbān)
[of jury]陪审(審)长(長) (péishěnzhǎng)
(noun)
Definition
a person who supervises other workmen
Without Steve as site foreman, the project would have been impossible.
Synonyms
supervisor
a full-time job as a supervisor at a factory
steward
a steward to manage the place
controller
superintendent
superintendent of the bank's East African branches
director
He is the director of the unit.
manager
a retired bank manager
chief
The new leader is the deputy chief of the territory's defence force.
boss (informal)
He cannot stand his boss.
governor
the governor of the province in the late 1970s
inspector
The mill was finally closed down by safety inspectors.
administrator
He worked for 34 years as an administrator with the company.
gaffer (informal, mainly British)
The gaffer told me I would be playing on Saturday.
overseer
Officials agreed to appoint a federal overseer to run the agency's daily business.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of administrator
Definition
a person who administers an organization or estate
He worked for 34 years as an administrator with the company.
Synonyms
manager,
head,
official,
director,
officer,
executive,
minister,
boss (informal),
agent,
governor,
controller,
supervisor,
bureaucrat,
superintendent,
gaffer (informal, British),
organizer,
mandarin,
functionary,
overseer
in the sense of boss
Definition
a person in charge of or employing others
He cannot stand his boss.
Synonyms
manager,
head,
leader,
director,
chief,
executive,
owner,
master,
governor (informal),
employer,
administrator,
supervisor,
superintendent,
gaffer (informal, British),
or woman or person">foreman or woman or person,
overseer,
kingpin,
big cheese (old-fashioned, slang),
numero uno (informal),
Mister Big (slang, US),
sherang (Australian, New Zealand)
in the sense of chief
Definition
most important
The new leader is the deputy chief of the territory's defence force.
Synonyms
head,
leader,
director,
manager,
lord,
boss (informal),
captain,
master,
governor,
commander,
principal,
superior,
ruler,
superintendent,
chieftain,
ringleader,
suzerain,
ariki (New Zealand),
sherang (Australian, New Zealand)
Nearby words of
foreman
foreign
foreigner
foreknowledge
foreman
foremost
forename
foreordain
Synonyms of 'foreman'
foreman
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of director
Definition
a member of the governing board of a business, trust, etc.
He is the director of the unit.
Synonyms
controller,
head,
leader,
manager,
chief,
executive,
chairperson,
boss (informal),
producer,
governor,
principal,
administrator,
supervisor,
organizer,
helmer,
sherang (Australian, New Zealand)
in the sense of gaffer
Definition
a boss or foreman
The gaffer told me I would be playing on Saturday.
Synonyms
boss,
manager,
supervisor,
superintendent,
chief (informal),
ganger (British),
foreman,
super (informal),
overseer
in the sense of governor
Definition
the chief political administrator of a region, such as a US state or a colony
the governor of the province in the late 1970s
Synonyms
leader,
administrator,
ruler,
head,
minister,
director,
manager,
chief,
officer,
executive,
boss (informal),
commander,
controller,
supervisor,
superintendent,
mandarin,
comptroller,
functionary,
overseer
in the sense of inspector
Definition
an official who checks that things or places meet certain regulations and standards
The mill was finally closed down by safety inspectors.
Synonyms
examiner,
investigator,
supervisor,
monitor,
superintendent,
auditor,
censor,
surveyor,
scrutinizer,
checker,
overseer,
scrutineer
in the sense of manager
Definition
a person who manages an organization or business
a retired bank manager
Synonyms
supervisor,
head,
director,
executive,
boss (informal),
governor,
administrator,
conductor,
controller,
superintendent,
gaffer (informal, British),
proprietor,
organizer,
comptroller,
overseer,
sherang (Australian, New Zealand)
in the sense of overseer
Officials agreed to appoint a federal overseer to run the agency's daily business.
Synonyms
supervisor,
manager,
chief,
boss (informal),
master,
inspector,
superior,
administrator,
steward,
superintendent,
gaffer (informal, British),
or woman or person">foreman or woman or person,
super (informal)
in the sense of steward
Definition
a person who administers someone else's property
a steward to manage the place
Synonyms
custodian,
warden,
caretaker,
curator,
keeper,
guardian,
watchdog,
superintendent (US),
protector,
warder,
watchman,
overseer
in the sense of superintendent
Definition
a person who directs and manages an organization or office
superintendent of the bank's East African branches