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foreman

fo·re·man

UK/ˈfɔː(ɹ).mən/ US/ˈfɔrmʌn/ fairly common us

noun

1.

a person who exercises control over workers

  • “if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman”
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2.

a man who is foreperson of a jury

Origin

From Middle English foremon, forman. Compare West Frisian foarman, Dutch voorman, German Vormann, Danish formand, Swedish förman, Icelandic formaður. By surface analysis, fore- + man.

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