1. A person who exercises control over workers
   "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman";
   - chief, gaffer [Brit, informal], honcho [N. Amer, informal], boss
    
2. A man who is foreperson of a jury
   "The foreman announced the jury's verdict to the courtroom"

Derived forms: foremen

Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], foreperson, geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], man, overlooker, sod [informal], supervisor

Encyclopedia: Foreman, Jonathan