foreman

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A workplace leader.; The leader of a work crew.
    — 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.; The boss or manager of a particular workplace or section of a workplace, particularly a factory.
    — 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. US,historical

词形变化

foremen plural forman alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

衍生词
foremanship subforeman
相关词
forepeople foreperson forewoman

词源

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