foreperson

[fawr-pur-suhn, fohr-]

noun

1. a foreman or forewoman.

Gender Note

See -person.

Word History and Origins

Origin of foreperson¹

fore(man) + -person

Example Sentences

On Monday afternoon, the foreperson finally read out the verdict, finding Echeverria and Pineda guilty on two counts of murder in the first degree.

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The court grew quiet as the jury foreperson handed the verdict sheet to the court deputy.

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The foreperson eventually sent a note to the judge saying the jury had finished for the day.

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The foreperson told the judge and attorneys, “I feel afraid inside there,” according to a transcript.

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"They all thought they were involved in a normal discourse, and they don't understand why the foreperson bowed out."

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