foreman

name

1. A surname originating as an occupation for someone who was the manager of a farm.
2. A community near Prince George, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, British Columbia, Canada.
3. A small city in Little River County, Arkansas, United States.
4. An unincorporated community in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States.

noun

Etymology: From Middle English foremon, forman. Compare West Frisian foarman, Dutch voorman, German Vormann, Danish formand, Swedish förman, Icelandic formaður. By surface analysis, fore- + man.

1. A workplace leader.

   “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?”

2. A workplace leader.

   “factory foreman”

3. The member of a jury who presides over it and speaks on its behalf.
4. A slave assistant to the white overseer who managed field hands.