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foreman
[fawr-muhn, fohr-]
noun
plural
foremena person in charge of a particular department, group of workers, etc., as in a factory or the like.
the member of a jury selected to preside over and speak for all the jurors on the panel.
foreman
1/ ˈɔːə /
noun
Gender-neutral form: supervisor.a person, often experienced, who supervises other workmen
Female equivalent: forewoman.law the principal juror, who presides at the deliberations of a jury
Foreman
2/ ˈɔːə /
noun
George . born 1949, US boxer: world heavyweight champion (1973–74); retired in 1977 but re-entered the ring in 1987 and won the heavyweight championship in 1994 at age 45
Gender Note
Other Word Forms
- foremanship noun
- subforeman noun
- subforemanship noun
- ˈڴǰˌ noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Jury foremen are almost always educated white males.
The jury foreman informed Judge Curtis Forber early Wednesday that he would not return to jury chambers.
In the early 1950s, plumber and construction foreman Steve Henson was working in the Alaskan bush, where perishables like fresh herbs and garlic were hard to come by.
When the jury foreman said "not guilty", Ms Packer says she "just burst into tears".
He smiled at his parents and gave a thumbs-up gesture from the dock after the jury foreman returned the not guilty verdicts.
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