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单词 foreman
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foreman

/ˈfɔːmən /
noun (plural foremen)
1A male worker who supervises and directs other workers.For management officials and industrial arbitrators, male aggression towards foremen and supervisors was far more serious than such behavior toward fellow workers....
  • The phrase ‘too many chefs spoil the broth’ may apply to 20-man committees or a glut of foremen and not enough workers, but rarely does actually apply to chefs.
  • They were never the foreman, never the worker, always the guy that ordered stuff or coordinated stuff.

Synonyms

supervisor, overseer, superintendent, manager, manageress, boss, team leader, line manager, controller;
foreperson;
British chargehand, captain, ganger;
Scottish grieve;
South African induna;
in the Indian subcontinent maistry
informal chief, head honcho, governor, super
British informal gaffer, guv'nor
North American informal ramrod, straw boss
Australian informal pannikin boss
Mining overman
2(In a law court) a person who presides over a jury and speaks on its behalf.It was the foreman speaking on behalf of the jury, as I understand it, your Honour....
  • A short retirement can reflect the compelling nature of the evidence, or equally the skill of the foreman in handling the jury's discussions.
  • When they appeared in the jury box, the foreman handed the judge a note.

Origin

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

Rhymes

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