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

1. <asked the shift foreman if he could take a break>

First Known Use of FOREMAN

15th century

Related to FOREMAN

Synonyms

boss man, captain, chief, boss, head, headman, helmsman, honcho, jefe, kingpin, leader, master, taskmaster

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

Near Antonyms

dependent, inferior, junior, secondary, subject, subordinate, underling

Rhymes with FOREMAN

Mormon, Norman