foreman
Americannoun
plural
foremen-
a person in charge of a particular department, group of workers, etc., as in a factory or the like.
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the member of a jury selected to preside over and speak for all the jurors on the panel.
noun
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Gender-neutral form: supervisor. a person, often experienced, who supervises other workmen
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Female equivalent: forewoman. law the principal juror, who presides at the deliberations of a jury
noun
Gender
See -man.
Other Word Forms
- foremanship noun
- subforeman noun
- subforemanship noun
Etymology
Origin of foreman
1175–1225; Middle English forman chief servant, steward. See fore-, man
Example Sentences
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My father, Rudy, was the foreman at Associated Transport, a huge trucking company with a branch in Richmond that went bankrupt.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025
The crew members, led by longtime foreman Raul, wore jeans, sneakers, steel-toed boots and bandannas.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2025
I heard the judge ask the jury whether they had reached a decision, and the foreman answer, “Yes.”
From Slate • Oct. 6, 2025
Wearing a black suit and black shirt, Brain showed no emotion as the jury foreman delivered the verdicts.
From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025
Since Papa did not speak English, Mama asked the camp foreman if he needed any more workers.
From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez
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