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noun
A female leader of a work crew.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: management
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Synonyms: foremistress
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: foreperson
noun
A female foreman of a jury.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a woman in charge of a group of workers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: supervisor
noun
a woman who is foreperson of a jury
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: forelady
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: foreperson
History
Etymology tree English fore- Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English woman Middle English -woman English -woman English forewoman From fore- + -woman.
Across languages
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
