Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foreman

/ˈfɔː(ɹ).mən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.58 in modern English

Syllables
fore-man
IPA
/ˈfɔː(ɹ).mən/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A workplace leader.

noun

A workplace leader.

noun

The member of a jury who presides over it and speaks on its behalf.

noun

A slave assistant to the white overseer who managed field hands.

American usage

name

A surname originating as an occupation for someone who was the manager of a farm.

name

A community near Prince George, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, British Columbia, Canada.

name

A small city in Little River County, Arkansas, United States.

name

An unincorporated community in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English foremon, forman. Compare West Frisian foarman, Dutch voorman, German Vormann, Danish formand, Swedish förman, Icelandic formaður. By surface analysis, fore- + man.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

foremen (plural) forman (alternative, obsolete) Forman (alternative) Fourman (alternative)

Derived Forms

foremanship subforeman

Frequently Paired Words

forepeople foreperson forewoman

Synonyms

chief gaffer honcho boss

Homonyms

foremen

Rhymes With

norman mormon gorman dorman corman o'gorman corpsman bormann borman foremen korman warman

Questions

How do you pronounce foreman?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɔː(ɹ).mən/.
What does foreman mean?
A workplace leader.
Where does foreman come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce foreman

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