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- [fawr-woo m-uh n, fohr-]
- /ˈfɔrˌwʊm ən, ˈfoʊr-/
- /ˈfɔːˌwʊm.ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fawr-woo m-uh n, fohr-]
- /ˈfɔrˌwʊm ən, ˈfoʊr-/
Definitions of forewoman word
- noun plural forewoman a woman in charge of a particular department or group of workers. 1
- noun plural forewoman a woman on a jury selected to preside over and speak for all the jurors on the panel. 1
- noun forewoman See -woman. 1
- noun forewoman A female worker who supervises and directs other workers. 1
- noun forewoman female supervisor 1
- noun forewoman a female supervisor of a group of workers 0
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Origin of forewoman
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1700-10; fore- + woman
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Parts of speech for Forewoman
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
forewoman popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
forewoman usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for forewoman
noun forewoman
- foreman — a person in charge of a particular department, group of workers, etc., as in a factory or the like.
- head — Edith, 1897–1981, U.S. costume designer.
- supervisor — a person who supervises workers or the work done by others; superintendent.
- manager — a person who has control or direction of an institution, business, etc., or of a part, division, or phase of it.
- taskmistress — a woman whose function it is to assign tasks, especially burdensome ones, to others.
Antonyms for forewoman
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