FOREMAN Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

foreman

noun

ˈfȯr-mən

Definition of foreman

as in boss

the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do asked the shift foreman if he could take a break

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Recent Examples of foreman Officials identified the two men as a mechanical foreman and a mechanical supervisor. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 Phineas Gage, an American railroad construction foreman, suffered a traumatic brain injury when an iron rod was driven through his head, destroying much of his brain’s left frontal lobe. — USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 Corey Sooter, 44, a foreman for an electrical company working on the project, died on June 10. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2026 Fischer had tried to recruit others in her crusade against the local government, including foreman Ben Kessler. — Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for foreman

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Noun

Drivers knew the back entrances, the factory layouts, and the best path to the boss of a mom-and-pop workshop.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Serena tells him his former boss Elliott Wyatt recommended him highly, which is strange given his former reticence.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of boss

Noun

Tuesday night’s episode of NBC’s The Voice saw team leaders Kelly Clarkson, Adam Levine, Queen Latifah, and Riley Green complete their rosters as the Blind Auditions came to an end.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said the government and school leaders must listen to students' concerns and find solutions.

— NICOLAS GARRIGA, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of leader

Noun

The deal, which Lago and the city manager worked on for years, is a renewal of a previous agreement and gives UM the ability to plan for more students, new housing and other buildings on its growing campus, including potentially a new hospital.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
In 2020 a 9-carat diamond was found by an Arkansas bank manager, and in 2024 a French man unearthed a 7-carat diamond.

— LAURA TURBAY, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of manager

Noun

The village's pedestrian-only strip weaves through small shops, restaurants, and boutiques, and there's a Naval Museum housed in a 19th-century captain’s mansion that highlights the island’s maritime history—and is worth a visit.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Alex Ovechkin said Monday that his 22nd season in the NHL will be his last, beginning the farewell tour for the longtime Washington Capitals captain who holds the league's career goal-scoring record.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of captain

Noun

In addition to developing better medicines or perfumes, deciphering the mirror images of molecules can help scientists understand the chemical architecture of life, said chemist Holden Thorp, editor-in-chief of the journal Science.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
In a presentation to the Police Commission last month, the LAPD’s technology chief, Dean Gialamas, said that the department understood the privacy and civil liberty concerns raised about companies such as Flock.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of chief

Noun

Zhang plays optimistic puzzle master Florence, and Sula is Conrad’s estranged daughter and criminal psychologist Astrid.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Ted was accepted into a master’s program in data science at Columbia, but her own acceptance was at UC Berkeley.

— Ellen O’Connell Whittet, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of master

Noun

Last month, a court in The Hague, Netherlands, found former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and three other former Kosovo Liberation Army commanders guilty of war crimes committed during the 1998-99 war for independence from Serbia.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Its ability to perform different missions allows commanders to employ the weapon against changing threats.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of commander

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