forelady
Americannoun
plural
foreladiesSensitive Note
See lady.
Etymology
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
Bless my soul, if Lucia did not perk up the second the forelady left, edge over, and direct a volume of Italian at me.
From Working With the Working Woman by Parker, Cornelia Stratton
Mrs. Hall had been a forelady in a New York private dressmaking establishment.
From Working With the Working Woman by Parker, Cornelia Stratton
In the candy factory back in New York, Ida, the forelady, would holler from the end of the room, “My Gawd! girls, work faster!”
From Working With the Working Woman by Parker, Cornelia Stratton
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