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forewoman

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fore⋅wom⋅an

  [fawr-woom-uhn, fohr-]
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–noun, plural -wom⋅en.
1. a woman in charge of a particular department or group of workers.
2. a woman on a jury selected to preside over and speak for all the jurors on the panel.
Origin:
1700–10; fore- + woman

Usage note:
See -woman.
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fore·wom·an   (fôr'wŏŏm'ən, fōr'-)   
n.  

  1. A woman who serves as the leader of a work crew, as in a factory.

  2. A woman who chairs and speaks for a jury.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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