forelady
Americannoun
Sensitive Note
See lady.
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Origin of forelady
Example Sentences
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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
The forelady must a-seen that you were ambitious.
From The Woman Who Toils Being the Experiences of Two Gentlewomen as Factory Girls by Vorst, Marie Van
At the end of an hour the forelady beckoned me—such a neat, sweet person as she was—and I took my initial whack at a foot press.
From Working With the Working Woman by Parker, Cornelia Stratton
Penny started to accompany Sally, but the forelady by a gesture indicated that she was not to come.
From Guilt of the Brass Thieves by Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine)
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