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Meanings of foreman in English

Catalan
cap
Spanish
patrón

A person who exercises control over workers.

cap

Oversees.

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Examples for "chief"
Examples for "chief"
1
Water New Zealand chief executive Gillian Blythe said regulation was sorely needed.
Radio NZ
2
Business would also suffer, Business New Zealand chief executive Kirk Hope said.
Radio NZ
3
Superb police work, chief: When you friend suggest you break the law.
The South African
4
The deputy chief said authorities now believe those were the only victims.
The Irish Times
5
The fire lasted just three minutes, the fire department chief said today.
The Irish Times
1
After 15 days' absence from work, his boss fired him, he said.
Reuters
2
I was available, and the boss knows my work, knows I'm good.
My Name is Legion
3
Christchurch Council boss forced to take leave over the building consent crisis.
Radio NZ
4
My boss specifically wants local law enforcement involved only in the search.
The devil's closet
5
The former Chelsea boss played down the depth of his so-called crisis.
The Irish Times
1
They were securely held down with gaffer tape and plastic safety bridges.
Whispers Under Ground
2
I got hold of some gaffer's tape and thrashed for the surface.
Beat the reaper: a novel
3
Under the gaffer we have controlled matches more than we've been controlled.
The Guardian
4
Methinks, gaffer ass, you might as well have said Sir Grandpaw Steed.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5
5
To him Randall went at once, saying, So, gaffer, how goes it?
The Armourer's Prentices
1
Did the Inferno Hotel honcho somehow read or guess my rebellious wish?
Silver zombie: delilah street: paranormal investigator
2
Head honcho Katsuaki Watanabe says they're simply too expensive to be viable.
Wired
3
This foreword brings us to Jacob Zuma himself -the head honcho.
The South African
4
Forbes pokes the Twitter and Square head honcho for his secret sauce.
The Irish Times
5
We can consider Julius one man certainly unimpressed with the new ANC head-honcho.
The South African
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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