单词 | foreman |
释义 | 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....
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....
OriginMiddle English: perhaps suggested by Dutch voorman (compare with German Vormann). Rhymes |
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