foreman

English Thesaurus

1. a person who exercises control over workers (noun.person)

hypernym	:	supervisor,
definition	:	one who supervises or has charge and direction of (noun.person)

hyponym	:	baas,
definition	:	South African term for `boss' (noun.person)

hyponym	:	ganger,
definition	:	the foreman of a work gang (noun.person)

hyponym	:	assistant foreman, straw boss,
definition	:	a member of a work gang who supervises the other workers (noun.person)

2. a man who is foreperson of a jury (noun.person)

hypernym	:	foreperson,
definition	:	the presiding member of the jury and the one who speaks on their behalf (noun.person)

3. a person who exercises control over workers (noun.person)

derivation	:	foremanship,
definition	:	the position of foreman (noun.act)

derivation	:	autocratic, bossy, dominating, high-and-mighty, magisterial, peremptory,
definition	:	offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power (adj.all)

4. a man who is foreperson of a jury (noun.person)

derivation	:	foremanship,
definition	:	the position of foreman (noun.act)

5. a person who exercises control over workers (noun.person)

derivation	:	foremanship,
definition	:	the position of foreman (noun.act)

derivation	:	autocratic, bossy, dominating, high-and-mighty, magisterial, peremptory,
definition	:	offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power (adj.all)

6. a man who is foreperson of a jury (noun.person)

derivation	:	foremanship,
definition	:	the position of foreman (noun.act)