foreman
noun
[ ˈfɔːmən ]
• a male worker who supervises and directs other workers.
Similar:
supervisor,
overseer,
superintendent,
manager,
boss,
team leader,
line manager,
controller,
foreperson,
chargehand,
captain,
ganger,
grieve,
induna,
maistry,
chief,
head honcho,
governor,
super,
gaffer,
guv'nor,
ramrod,
straw boss,
pannikin boss,
overman,
• (in a law court) a person who presides over a jury and speaks on its behalf.
Origin:
Middle English: perhaps suggested by Dutch voorman (compare with German Vormann ).
