One was Joe Bamberger, the foreman of the composing room, and the other was Joe Callahan, my assistant as city editor.
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The foreman was a fireworks expert and is one of three who have since passed away, taking precious information with him.
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The foreman repeated the word regarding a second charge, accessing a government data base.
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“Guilty,” the foreman said as to the conspiracy to kidnap charge.
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“We did what we had to do,” the foreman said after the jury was excused.
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Id just as soon see a snake coming, grunted the foreman as he recognized the visitor as Hal Titzell, the cattle buyer.
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The foreman, instead of sympathizing with him, joined in the laugh.
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I sometimes think I must come to this—to be the foreman upon my own farm and the schoolmaster to my own children.
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Each person received pay according to his value as a worker, the record being kept by the foreman of his group.
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"Haven't got the keys, so I can't let y'u out, old hoss," he told the foreman.
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British Dictionary definitions for foreman (1 of 2)
foreman
/ (ˈfɔːmən) /
nounplural-men
a person, often experienced, who supervises other workmenGender-neutral form: supervisor
lawthe principal juror, who presides at the deliberations of a juryFemale equivalent: forewoman
Derived forms of foreman
foremanship, noun
British Dictionary definitions for foreman (2 of 2)
Foreman
/ (ˈfɔːmən) /
noun
George . born 1949, US boxer: world heavyweight champion (1973–74); retired in 1977 but re-entered the ring in 1987 and won the heavyweight championship in 1994 at age 45