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foremen

/ˈfɔː(ɹ)mən/

foremen is the plural of foreman.

Meaning of foreman

Noun

foreman (plural foremen)

  1. The leader of a work crew.
    • Since we’re getting too friendly, Ephraim Winslow, tell me, what’s a timber man want with being a wickie? Not enough quiet for ye up north? Sawdust itching yer nethers? Foreman found ye too high-tempered for carrying an axe?2019, Robert Eggers, Max Eggers, The Lighthouse (motion picture), spoken by Thomas Wake (Willem Dafoe), set in Maine, United States, during the 1890s with dialogue written to reflect the time period
  2. The boss or manager of a particular workplace or section of a workplace, particularly a factory.
    • factory foreman
  3. The member of a jury who presides over it and speaks on its behalf.
  4. (US, historical) A slave assistant to the white overseer who managed field hands.

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Words that rhyme with foremen

Questions about foremen

What is foremen the plural of?
Foremen is the plural of foreman.
How do you pronounce foremen?
Foremen is pronounced /ˈfɔː(ɹ)mən/.

Words near foremen in the dictionary

  1. foremeal
  2. foremeals
  3. foremeaning
  4. foremeanings
  5. foremeant
  6. foremen
  7. forementioned
  8. foremessage
  9. foremessages
  10. foremessenger
  11. foremessengers

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