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Meaning of Foreman | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈfɔː(ɹ).mən

Definitions

  1. The leader of a work crew.
  2. A surname originating as an occupation for someone who was the manager of a farm.
  3. The member of a jury who presides over it and speaks on its behalf.
  4. A community near Prince George, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, British Columbia, Canada.
  5. A small city in Little River County, Arkansas, United States.
  6. A slave assistant to the white overseer who managed field hands.
    US, historical
  7. An unincorporated community in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States.

Equivalents

العربية فورمان
Български майстор
Bosanski predak
Català capatàs
Čeština předák
Dansk formand
Ελληνικά εργοδηγός
Esperanto laborestro
فارسی سخنگو
Gaeilge maor
Gàidhlig maor maor-obrach
Galego capataz maioral
Hrvatski predak
日本語 工場長 陪審長
ខ្មែរ មេការ
Polski majster
Português capataz
Română maistru
Српски predak
Türkçe ustabaşı

Examples

“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?”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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