forewoman
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6.2
- noun
- /ˈfɔːrwʊmən/
:
jefa de obra
- Another item is that the forewoman of the Rubber Rose Ranch, Delores del Ruby, is now free on bond after having been arrested in Mottburg with more than fifty pounds of peyote buttons.
Examples
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One of the drivers at the moment, working in collusion with the forewoman, Gill Crowley.
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Another "ride 'em in," the forewoman of the Rubber Rose Ranch, a Delores del Ruby, is now free on bond...
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I was made head washer at 17, forewoman at 20.
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The forewoman seems to be tiring.
Fiction book (1993) -
I think you're running this scam with your forewoman.
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For so many days before, she had watched her mother change, from the alert forewoman who bossed the other workers at the Hyalite plant and was assigned to quality control, into an invalid at home, her arms and legs wasting, turning white; turning into a form that did not look at all like the mother she knew.
Fiction book (1998) -
The forewoman organized the team to ensure the project was completed on time.
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After years of hard work, she became the forewoman of the construction site.
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During the meeting, the forewoman discussed safety protocols with her team.
Synonyms
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3.1
A person who directs and watches workers on a building site or in a factory
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4.0
A person who leads a group at work and gives tasks
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Forewoman comes from the prefix fore- meaning 'in front' and the common word foreman, with woman showing the leader is female. On a work site a forewoman stands 'in front' of the workers to guide and manage them, so the name describes her job.