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foreman

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of foreman

the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do

asked the shift foreman if he could take a break

Synonyms of foreman

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

Words Related to foreman

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)

baron, czar (also tsar), king, magnate, mogul, president, prince

big cheese, big gun, bigwig, top dog, top gun

cohead, coleader

employer, gaffer [British], ganger [British]

subchief, subdirector

Near Antonyms of foreman

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

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