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Meanings of foreman in English

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Spanish
patrón

A person who exercises control over workers.

        cap

        Oversees.

              Usage of foreman in English
              1
              There was a dead silence; and the foreman gave in the verdict:
              The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 / Volu...
              2
              The principal men of the establishment were the proprietor and the foreman.
              Thirty Years a Slave / From Bondage to Freedom: The Institution ...
              3
              The cry of the foreman reached the ears of the clinging women.
              Helbeck of Bannisdale — Volume II
              4
              Well, the foreman made me aware of a... uh... a small problem.
              The Beast Within
              5
              I am assistant foreman, soon I'll know enough to get other jobs.
              Flesh and blood
              6
              Take it in little sips, commanded the foreman in short, jerky sentences.
              The Pony Rider Boys in Texas; Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plain...
              7
              He sat in the same position long after the foreman had gone.
              When God Laughs, and Other Stories
              8
              He was followed by the curses of the foreman and the gang.
              Mrs. Falchion, Volume 2.
              9
              The foreman looked at the back of the shining head and frowned.
              Calvary Alley
              10
              She helps her father, the foreman, work Ted Haskell's Running-H cattle ranch.
              The new yorker
              11
              The overseer and foreman listened carefully but probably did not understand much.
              Geomancer (Well of Echoes)
              12
              The foreman pulled the trigger and the ponies began to dance about.
              The Pony Rider Boys in the Ozarks; Or, The Secret of Ruby Mounta...
              13
              I saw the foreman go over, as if asking what they wanted.
              Gulf coast girl: original title, scorpion reef
              14
              The foreman had discharged her at the end of the third day.
              The Vision Splendid
              15
              At last the foreman of the jury rose to deliver the verdict.
              The Pirate
              16
              The little foreman turned quite round in his chair and looked on.
              Marietta: A Maid of Venice
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