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fore⋅man

  [fawr-muhn, fohr-]
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–noun, plural -men.
1. a person in charge of a particular department, group of workers, etc., as in a factory or the like.
2. the member of a jury selected to preside over and speak for all the jurors on the panel.
Origin:
1175–1225; ME forman chief servant, steward. See fore-, man 1

Related forms:
fore⋅man⋅ship, noun

Usage note:
See -man.
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Word Origin & History

foreman 
1538 in the sense of "principal juror;" 1574 in the sense of "principal workman;" from fore + man. Earliest attested meaning (c.1425) was "a leader."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: fore·man
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural fore·men
: a male or female member of a jury who acts as the leader and speaks for the jury
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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