| 单词 | working foreman |
| 释义 | > as lemmasworking foreman a. The principal workman; spec., one who has charge of a department of work. foreman of the yard: one who superintends the gangers. working foreman: one who divides his time between labour and supervision. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to status > [noun] > overseer or foreman stewarda1400 surveyorc1440 supervisorc1454 overlookera1513 workmaster1525 supervisora1529 foreman1574 superintendent1575 overman1606 headman1725 overseer1766 gang leader1775 hagmaster1797 maistry1798 gangsman1803 kangany1817 capataz1826 gangman1830 ganger1836 gaffer1841 gang boss1863 ramrod1881 charge-man1885 mandor1885 captain1886 overganger1887 ephor1890 pusher1901 gangster1913 line manager1960 1574 tr. Life 70. Archbishopp Canterbury Pref. to Rdr. sig. Ev It was but rough hewen by one of the prentises, and wanted sum polishing by the forman. 1631 T. Powell Tom of All Trades 174 Thomas the fore-man of the shop. a1642 H. Best Farming & Memorandum Bks. (1984) 49 The foreman, whose office is to mowe and place the sheaves aright. 1691 J. Dryden King Arthur Epil. 52 This pretious Fop, Is Foreman of a Haberdashers-Shop. 1700 Moxon's Mech. Exercises: Bricklayers-wks. 20 The Master-Bricklayer, or his Foreman, must take care to see all the Foundations set truly out. 1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §164 One of the masons..offered himself as foreman over the stone-cutters. 1863 P. Barry Dockyard Econ. 79 Mr. Brown is the foreman of all the framework. 1878 W. S. Jevons Polit. Econ. 38 Foremen plan out the work, and allot it to the artisans. 1893 Labour Commission Gloss. Foremen of the Yards, a class of officers next above the ‘leading men’..and to whom the leading men are directly responsible. < as lemmas |
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