FOREMAN


Meaning of FOREMAN in English

— foremanship , n.

/fawr"meuhn, fohr"-/ , n. , pl. foremen .

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.

[ 1175-1225; ME forman chief servant, steward. See FORE-, MAN 1 ]

Usage . See -man .

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .