foreman

1. A workplace leader.

   The leader of a work crew.

   Vorarbeiter, Polier

   ма́стерmáster, бригади́рbrigadír, прора́бproráb

   ма́йстерmájster, бригади́рbryhadýr, виконро́бvykonrób

2. 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.

   Sprecher der Geschworenen, Sprecherin der Geschworenen

   a man who is foreperson of a jury

4. (US, historical)A slave assistant to the white overseer who managed field hands.

1. Tom has been promoted to foreman.

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2. Tom was our foreman.

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3. Tom is the foreman.

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4. Tom was promoted to foreman.

   deTom wurde zum Vorarbeiter befördert. — Zaghawa

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5. Let me speak with the foreman.

   deLassen Sie mich mit dem Bauleiter sprechen. — Yorwba

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