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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FO'REMAN, n.
1. The first or chief man; particularly, the chief man of a jury, who acts as their speaker.
2. The chief man in a printing office or other establishment, who conducts the whole work.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman" [syn: foreman, chief, gaffer, honcho, boss]
2: a man who is foreperson of a jury

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 15th century a first or chief person: as a. a member of a jury who acts as chairman and spokesman b. (1) a chief and often specially trained worker who works with and usually leads a gang or crew (2) a person in charge of a group of workers, a particular operation, or a section of a plant • foremanship noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. -men) 1 a worker with supervisory responsibilities. 2 the member of a jury who presides over its deliberations and speaks on its behalf.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Foreman Fore"man, n.; pl. Foremen. The first or chief man; as: (a) The chief man of a jury, who acts as their speaker. (b) The chief of a set of hands employed in a shop, or on works of any kind, who superintends the rest; an overseer.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(foremen) 1. A foreman is a person, especially a man, in charge of a group of workers. He still visited the dairy daily, but left most of the business details to his manager and foreman. N-COUNT 2. The foreman of a jury is the person who is chosen as their leader. There was applause from the public gallery as the foreman of the jury announced the verdict. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Presiding officer (of a jury). 2. Overseer, superintendent, boss, chief workman, master workman.

Moby Thesaurus

Big Brother, auditor, boatswain, boss, chief, comptroller, controller, floor manager, floorman, floorwalker, gaffer, ganger, grand-juror, head, headman, inspector, juror, jury chancellor, juryman, jurywoman, manager, monitor, noncommissioned officer, overman, overseer, petit-juror, petit-juryman, proctor, recognitor, sirdar, slave driver, straw boss, subforeman, super, superintendent, supervisor, surveyor, talesman, taskmaster, veniremen, visitor