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fore⋅man
[fawr-muh
n, fohr-] 
–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. |
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| fore·man (fôr'mən, fōr'-) n.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : foreman
Spanish:
capataz, presidente del jurado,
German:
der Vorarbeiter,
Japanese:
職長
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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