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foreman

/ˈfɔː(ɹ).mən/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about foreman at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A person who exercises control over workers.
    if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman
  2. A man who is foreperson of a jury.

Origin

From Middle English foremon, forman. Compare West Frisian foarman, Dutch voorman, German Vormann, Danish formand, Swedish förman, Icelandic formaður. By surface analysis, fore- + man.

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