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forelady

American  
[fawr-lay-dee, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌleɪ di, ˈfoʊr- /

noun

  • foreladies
    plural
  1. a forewoman.


Sensitive Note

See lady.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of forelady

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; fore- + lady


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For five weeks Mrs. Cohen stayed away from her job as forelady in an overalls rental concern, to answer mail and telephone calls.

From Time Magazine Archive

“You got the idea now,” said the forelady to Francie.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

And it was worth climbing five flights to have Miss Cross for a forelady.

From Working With the Working Woman by Cornelia Stratton Parker

Like as not the forelady was laughing with the rest.

From Working With the Working Woman by Cornelia Stratton Parker

The forelady said to me when I left: 'My!

From The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls by Marie Van Vorst

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