forewoman

[ fawr-woom-uhn, fohr- ]

/ ˈfɔrˌwʊm ən, ˈfoʊr- /

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noun, plural fore·wom·en.

a woman in charge of a particular department or group of workers.

a woman on a jury selected to preside over and speak for all the jurors on the panel.

Origin of forewoman

First recorded in 1700–10; fore- + woman

usage note for forewoman

See -woman.

Words nearby forewoman

Forewarned is forearmed, forewaters, forewent, forewind, forewing, forewoman, foreword, foreworn, forex, for example, foreyard

Example sentences from the Web for forewoman

"Only to a very moderate extent," replied the forewoman precisely.
Love at Paddington|W. Pett Ridge
The friend probably will be willing to speak to the foreman or forewoman about the girl's employment.
The Canadian Girl at Work|Marjory MacMurchy
She had entirely overlooked her job as forewoman of her own establishment!
How To Write Special Feature Articles|Willard Grosvenor Bleyer
The forewoman in the book-folding department said that time hands got 4d.
Women in the Printing Trades.|Various

After Mrs. Bird had started me she was obliged to go to her home, so I advertised for a forewoman.
Sixty Years of California Song|Margaret Blake-Alverson