Word Study
forewoman
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun forewoman has 2 senses
- forewoman(n = noun.person) forelady - a woman who is foreperson of a jury; Array is a kind of foreperson
- forewoman(n = noun.person) Array - a woman in charge of a group of workers; Array is a kind of supervisor
CIDE DICTIONARY
forewoman, n.
A woman who is chief; a woman who has charge of the work or workers in a shop or other place; a head woman. Tatler. W. Besant. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
forewoman, n. (pl. -women)
1 a female worker with supervisory responsibilities.
2 a woman who presides over a jury's deliberations and speaks on its behalf.
1 a female worker with supervisory responsibilities.
2 a woman who presides over a jury's deliberations and speaks on its behalf.
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