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FOREMAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who exercises control over workers
Example:
if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman
Synonyms:
boss; chief; foreman; gaffer; honcho
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("foreman" is a kind of...):
supervisor (one who supervises or has charge and direction of)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "foreman"):
baas (South African term for 'boss')
ganger (the foreman of a work gang)
assistant foreman; straw boss (a member of a work gang who supervises the other workers)
Derivation:
foremanship (the position of foreman)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A man who is foreperson of a jury
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("foreman" is a kind of...):
foreperson (the presiding member of the jury and the one who speaks on their behalf)
Derivation:
foremanship (the position of foreman)
