Definition of foreman in English:

foreman

nounPlural foremen ˈfɔːmənˈfɔrmən

1A male worker who supervises and directs other workers.
Example sentencesExamples
- She believed he had not received sufficient supervision because the foreman had two trainees to look out for.
- The phrase ‘too many chefs spoil the broth’ may apply to 20-man committees or a glut of foremen and not enough workers, but rarely does actually apply to chefs.
- Owners, project managers, foremen, and supervisors all go through an eight-hour training program.
- Only the job foreman or supervisor need to be knowledgeable and experienced.
- He worked the floor, chatting up assembly workers, drilling foremen, all to get that extra fact that would edge the company forward.
- She's got a lot of hard workers and a foreman that makes sure things run smoothly for her when she's not there.
- One week the men were shorthanded, so one of them who knew me to be a hard worker asked the foreman to send me over.
- Ideally your foreman or job supervisors should conduct your toolbox talks.
- They were never the foreman, never the worker, always the guy that ordered stuff or coordinated stuff.
- Like women, the second-generation American-born men had moved slightly up the employment ladder to work as skilled and semi-skilled workers, foremen, or clerical workers.
- About 500,000 Germans were drafted into the organization controlling foreign workers, from camp managers to foremen in charge of foreigners in a factory.
- A caste system resting on soldiers, noncommissioned officers, and officers mirrored a civilian stratification of workers, foremen, and managers.
- One superintendent, one supervisor, one foreman and eight hourly employees were terminated.
- As far as I know, one foreman and two other workers have made these charges.
- For management officials and industrial arbitrators, male aggression towards foremen and supervisors was far more serious than such behavior toward fellow workers.
- More often, workers and union committeemen verbally abused or threatened their foremen and supervisors.
- In the past, a foreman or supervisor would keep watch over staff to ensure production in the factory was maintained.
- This was a man who had been a foreman in the sewage industry and was responsible for the sewage system we now have in Dromintee.
- Where once there were tiers of foremen, supervisors and department heads, Semler introduced a much smaller number of ‘co-ordinators’.
- He has worked on the farm for 13 years and is now an assistant foreman who supervises crews that tend the vines.
Synonyms
supervisor, overseer, superintendent, manager, manageress, boss, team leader, line manager, controller
foreperson
British chargehand, captain, ganger
Scottish grieve
South African induna
in the Indian subcontinent maistry
informal chief, head honcho, governor, super
British informal gaffer, guv'nor
North American informal ramrod, straw boss
Australian informal pannikin boss
Mining overman
2(in a law court) a person who presides over a jury and speaks on its behalf.
Example sentencesExamples
- When they appeared in the jury box, the foreman handed the judge a note.
- After filling in the verdict, the jury foreman would then sign the issue paper on behalf of all the jurors.
- A short retirement can reflect the compelling nature of the evidence, or equally the skill of the foreman in handling the jury's discussions.
- It was the foreman speaking on behalf of the jury, as I understand it, your Honour.
- As the verdicts were read by the jury foreman some of the defendants smiled, smirked and even giggled.

Origin

Middle English: perhaps suggested by Dutch voorman (compare with German Vormann).

Rhymes

Bormann, doorman, doormen, foremen, Mormon, Norman, storeman, storemen

Definition of foreman in US English:

foreman

nounˈfɔrmənˈfôrmən

1A worker, especially a man, who supervises and directs other workers.
Example sentencesExamples
- As far as I know, one foreman and two other workers have made these charges.
- A caste system resting on soldiers, noncommissioned officers, and officers mirrored a civilian stratification of workers, foremen, and managers.
- Only the job foreman or supervisor need to be knowledgeable and experienced.
- In the past, a foreman or supervisor would keep watch over staff to ensure production in the factory was maintained.
- The phrase ‘too many chefs spoil the broth’ may apply to 20-man committees or a glut of foremen and not enough workers, but rarely does actually apply to chefs.
- Like women, the second-generation American-born men had moved slightly up the employment ladder to work as skilled and semi-skilled workers, foremen, or clerical workers.
- This was a man who had been a foreman in the sewage industry and was responsible for the sewage system we now have in Dromintee.
- He worked the floor, chatting up assembly workers, drilling foremen, all to get that extra fact that would edge the company forward.
- Ideally your foreman or job supervisors should conduct your toolbox talks.
- They were never the foreman, never the worker, always the guy that ordered stuff or coordinated stuff.
- More often, workers and union committeemen verbally abused or threatened their foremen and supervisors.
- About 500,000 Germans were drafted into the organization controlling foreign workers, from camp managers to foremen in charge of foreigners in a factory.
- One week the men were shorthanded, so one of them who knew me to be a hard worker asked the foreman to send me over.
- She's got a lot of hard workers and a foreman that makes sure things run smoothly for her when she's not there.
- For management officials and industrial arbitrators, male aggression towards foremen and supervisors was far more serious than such behavior toward fellow workers.
- He has worked on the farm for 13 years and is now an assistant foreman who supervises crews that tend the vines.
- Owners, project managers, foremen, and supervisors all go through an eight-hour training program.
- She believed he had not received sufficient supervision because the foreman had two trainees to look out for.
- One superintendent, one supervisor, one foreman and eight hourly employees were terminated.
- Where once there were tiers of foremen, supervisors and department heads, Semler introduced a much smaller number of ‘co-ordinators’.
Synonyms
supervisor, overseer, superintendent, manager, boss, team leader, line manager, controller
1. 1.1 (in a court of law) a person, especially a man, who presides over a jury and speaks on its behalf.
  Example sentencesExamples
  After filling in the verdict, the jury foreman would then sign the issue paper on behalf of all the jurors.
  A short retirement can reflect the compelling nature of the evidence, or equally the skill of the foreman in handling the jury's discussions.
  When they appeared in the jury box, the foreman handed the judge a note.
  As the verdicts were read by the jury foreman some of the defendants smiled, smirked and even giggled.
  It was the foreman speaking on behalf of the jury, as I understand it, your Honour.

Origin

Middle English: perhaps suggested by Dutch voorman (compare with German Vormann).

单词	foreman
释义	Definition of foreman in English: foreman nounPlural foremen ˈfɔːmənˈfɔrmən 1A male worker who supervises and directs other workers. Example sentencesExamples She believed he had not received sufficient supervision because the foreman had two trainees to look out for. The phrase ‘too many chefs spoil the broth’ may apply to 20-man committees or a glut of foremen and not enough workers, but rarely does actually apply to chefs. Owners, project managers, foremen, and supervisors all go through an eight-hour training program. Only the job foreman or supervisor need to be knowledgeable and experienced. He worked the floor, chatting up assembly workers, drilling foremen, all to get that extra fact that would edge the company forward. She's got a lot of hard workers and a foreman that makes sure things run smoothly for her when she's not there. One week the men were shorthanded, so one of them who knew me to be a hard worker asked the foreman to send me over. Ideally your foreman or job supervisors should conduct your toolbox talks. They were never the foreman, never the worker, always the guy that ordered stuff or coordinated stuff. Like women, the second-generation American-born men had moved slightly up the employment ladder to work as skilled and semi-skilled workers, foremen, or clerical workers. About 500,000 Germans were drafted into the organization controlling foreign workers, from camp managers to foremen in charge of foreigners in a factory. A caste system resting on soldiers, noncommissioned officers, and officers mirrored a civilian stratification of workers, foremen, and managers. One superintendent, one supervisor, one foreman and eight hourly employees were terminated. As far as I know, one foreman and two other workers have made these charges. For management officials and industrial arbitrators, male aggression towards foremen and supervisors was far more serious than such behavior toward fellow workers. More often, workers and union committeemen verbally abused or threatened their foremen and supervisors. In the past, a foreman or supervisor would keep watch over staff to ensure production in the factory was maintained. This was a man who had been a foreman in the sewage industry and was responsible for the sewage system we now have in Dromintee. Where once there were tiers of foremen, supervisors and department heads, Semler introduced a much smaller number of ‘co-ordinators’. He has worked on the farm for 13 years and is now an assistant foreman who supervises crews that tend the vines. Synonyms supervisor, overseer, superintendent, manager, manageress, boss, team leader, line manager, controller foreperson British chargehand, captain, ganger Scottish grieve South African induna in the Indian subcontinent maistry informal chief, head honcho, governor, super British informal gaffer, guv'nor North American informal ramrod, straw boss Australian informal pannikin boss Mining overman 2(in a law court) a person who presides over a jury and speaks on its behalf. Example sentencesExamples When they appeared in the jury box, the foreman handed the judge a note. After filling in the verdict, the jury foreman would then sign the issue paper on behalf of all the jurors. A short retirement can reflect the compelling nature of the evidence, or equally the skill of the foreman in handling the jury's discussions. It was the foreman speaking on behalf of the jury, as I understand it, your Honour. As the verdicts were read by the jury foreman some of the defendants smiled, smirked and even giggled. Origin Middle English: perhaps suggested by Dutch voorman (compare with German Vormann). Rhymes Bormann, doorman, doormen, foremen, Mormon, Norman, storeman, storemen Definition of foreman in US English: foreman nounˈfɔrmənˈfôrmən 1A worker, especially a man, who supervises and directs other workers. Example sentencesExamples As far as I know, one foreman and two other workers have made these charges. A caste system resting on soldiers, noncommissioned officers, and officers mirrored a civilian stratification of workers, foremen, and managers. Only the job foreman or supervisor need to be knowledgeable and experienced. In the past, a foreman or supervisor would keep watch over staff to ensure production in the factory was maintained. The phrase ‘too many chefs spoil the broth’ may apply to 20-man committees or a glut of foremen and not enough workers, but rarely does actually apply to chefs. Like women, the second-generation American-born men had moved slightly up the employment ladder to work as skilled and semi-skilled workers, foremen, or clerical workers. This was a man who had been a foreman in the sewage industry and was responsible for the sewage system we now have in Dromintee. He worked the floor, chatting up assembly workers, drilling foremen, all to get that extra fact that would edge the company forward. Ideally your foreman or job supervisors should conduct your toolbox talks. They were never the foreman, never the worker, always the guy that ordered stuff or coordinated stuff. More often, workers and union committeemen verbally abused or threatened their foremen and supervisors. About 500,000 Germans were drafted into the organization controlling foreign workers, from camp managers to foremen in charge of foreigners in a factory. One week the men were shorthanded, so one of them who knew me to be a hard worker asked the foreman to send me over. She's got a lot of hard workers and a foreman that makes sure things run smoothly for her when she's not there. For management officials and industrial arbitrators, male aggression towards foremen and supervisors was far more serious than such behavior toward fellow workers. He has worked on the farm for 13 years and is now an assistant foreman who supervises crews that tend the vines. Owners, project managers, foremen, and supervisors all go through an eight-hour training program. She believed he had not received sufficient supervision because the foreman had two trainees to look out for. One superintendent, one supervisor, one foreman and eight hourly employees were terminated. Where once there were tiers of foremen, supervisors and department heads, Semler introduced a much smaller number of ‘co-ordinators’. Synonyms supervisor, overseer, superintendent, manager, boss, team leader, line manager, controller 1.1 (in a court of law) a person, especially a man, who presides over a jury and speaks on its behalf. Example sentencesExamples After filling in the verdict, the jury foreman would then sign the issue paper on behalf of all the jurors. A short retirement can reflect the compelling nature of the evidence, or equally the skill of the foreman in handling the jury's discussions. When they appeared in the jury box, the foreman handed the judge a note. As the verdicts were read by the jury foreman some of the defendants smiled, smirked and even giggled. It was the foreman speaking on behalf of the jury, as I understand it, your Honour. Origin Middle English: perhaps suggested by Dutch voorman (compare with German Vormann).
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