forewoman
[ fawr-woom-uhn, fohr- ]
Origin of forewoman
1usage note For forewoman
See -woman.
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How to use forewoman in a sentence
She was by them considered a good forewoman, kind, and ready to help a girl if a girl tried to earn more money.
The Leaven in a Great City | Lillian William BettsThe sempstresses-room looks exactly like a large milliner's shop, and here we found a forewoman with eighteen assistants at work.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 443 | VariousShe writes that she has found money to set up a dressmaking establishment, and that she is relying upon me to be her forewoman.
Other People's Money | Emile GaboriauIt paused on the correspondence room and its attractive forewoman.
The Clarion | Samuel Hopkins AdamsThe forewoman sent down word that No. 105 had not rung up that morning, and that I could have her key.
The Long Day | Dorothy Richardson
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