foreman

UK: /ˈfɔːmən/ US: /ˈfɔrmən/ ,(fôr′mən, fōr′-)

Inflections of 'foreman' (n): npl: foremen

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

fore•man /ˈfɔrmən/  or -wom•an /-ˌwʊmən/   or -per•son /-ˌpɜrsən/   n. [countable] , pl. -men or -wom•en or -per•sons. 

1. a person in charge of a group of workers.
2. the member of a jury who is selected to speak for all the jurors on the panel.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

fore•man  (fôr′mən, fōr′-), n., pl. -men. 

1. a person in charge of a particular department, group of workers, etc., as in a factory or the like.
2. the member of a jury selected to preside over and speak for all the jurors on the panel.

• Middle English forman chief servant, steward. See fore-, man¹ 1175–1225

fore′man•ship′, n. 
Usage

See -man. 

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foreman / ˈfɔːmən/ noun ( -men)

1. a male worker, often experienced, who supervises other workers
2. the principal juror, who presides at the deliberations of a jury

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Foreman / ˈfɔːmən/ noun

1. 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; also noted for the grilling appliance that bears his name