foreman
fore·man
noun \ˈfȯr-mən\Definition of FOREMAN
: a first or chief person: as a : a member of a jury who acts as chairman and spokesman b (1) : a chief and often specially trained worker who works with and usually leads a gang or crew (2) : a person in charge of a group of workers, a particular operation, or a section of a plant
— fore·man·ship \-ˌship\ noun
Examples of FOREMAN
- <asked the shift foreman if he could take a break>
First Known Use of FOREMAN
15th century
Related to FOREMAN
Related Words: directress, mistress; administrator, commander, director, executive, general, governor, hierarch, higher-up; leadman, manager, overseer, principal, skipper, standard-bearer, steward, straw boss, superintendent, superior, supervisor; dominator, lord, overlord, potentate, ruler, sovereign (also sovran); figurehead; slave driver; baron, czar (also tsar or tzar), king, magnate, mogul, president, prince; big cheese, big gun, bigwig, top dog, top gun; cohead, coleader; employer, gaffer [British], ganger [British]; micromanager; subchief, subdirector
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