foreman

Meanings

1. The leader of a work crew.
2. The member of a jury who presides over it and speaks on its behalf.
3. A slave assistant to the white overseer who managed field hands.

1. A surname originating as an occupation for someone who was the manager of a farm.
2. A community near Prince George, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, British Columbia, Canada.
3. A small city in Little River County, Arkansas, United States.
4. An unincorporated community in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States.

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.