foreman

1 a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman" [syn: chief, gaffer, honcho, boss]

2 a man who is foreperson of a jury

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)mən

Noun

1. The leader of a work crew.
2. The member of a jury who presides over it and speaks on its behalf.
3. During the era of slavery in the United States, a black (slave) assistant to the white Overseer who managed field hands.

Derived terms

• foremanship

Translations

Foreman may refer to:

• Construction foreman, the worker or tradesman who is in charge of the construction crew
• Foreman of Signals, the most highly qualified non-commissioned signal equipment managers and Incorporated Engineers in the Royal Corps of Signals
• Jury foreman, head juror
• Foreman, Arkansas
• Foreman High School, Illinois
• USS Foreman (DE-633), a Buckley class destroyer escort of the United States Navy

Foreman is the surname of:

• Carl Foreman, screenwriter and film producer
• Chris Foreman, guitarist of the band Madness
• Chuck Foreman, former NFL running back
• Dave Foreman (born 1947), American environmentalist
• Eric Foreman, fictional character in the TV show House
• Deborah Foreman (born 1962), American actress
• Freeda Foreman (born 1976), American boxer, daughter of former world Heavyweight champion George Foreman
• George Foreman, two-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion
  • George Foreman Grill
• Gordy Foreman, drummer of the band Frenzal Rhomb
• Jack Foreman Mantle (1917-1940), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Jon Foreman, lead singer and guitarist of the band Switchfoot
• Joseph Foreman, real name of rapper Afroman
• Kevin Foreman, the general manager of RealNetworks
• Matthew Foreman (born 1957), mathematician at University of California, Irvine
• Richard Foreman (born 1937), American playwright and avant-garde theater pioneer
• Susan Foreman, fictional character in the Doctor Who series
• Tim Foreman, bassist of the band Switchfoot, brother of Jon
• William Foreman, early American military officer

See also

• Forman
• Furman

Big Brother, auditor, boatswain, boss, chief, comptroller, controller, floor manager, floorman, floorwalker, gaffer, ganger, grand-juror, head, headman, inspector, juror, jury chancellor, juryman, jurywoman, manager, monitor, noncommissioned officer, overman, overseer, petit-juror, petit-juryman, proctor, recognitor, sirdar, slave driver, straw boss, subforeman, super, superintendent, supervisor, surveyor, talesman, taskmaster, veniremen, visitor