“if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman”
noun
a man who is foreperson of a jury
Word Forms
foremanship
noun
the position of foreman
bossy
adjective
offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Vorarbeiter
eine Person, die Kontrolle über Arbeitnehmer ausübt
🇫🇷French
contremaître
une personne qui exerce un contrôle sur les travailleurs
🇪🇸Spanish
capataz
una persona que ejerce control sobre los trabajadores
🇮🇹Italian
caposquadra
colui che esercita il controllo sui lavoratori
🇳🇱Dutch
voorman
iemand die controle uitoefent over werknemers
🇵🇹Portuguese
capataz
uma pessoa que exerce controle sobre os trabalhadores
🇷🇺Russian
бригадир
человек, осуществляющий контроль над работниками
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पंचों का सरदार
एक व्यक्ति जो श्रमिकों पर नियंत्रण रखता है
🇧🇩Bengali
ফোরম্যান
একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি কর্মীদের উপর নিয়ন্ত্রণ অনুশীলন করেন
🇮🇳Tamil
தலைவன்
தொழிலாளர்கள் மீது கட்டுப்பாட்டைக் கொண்ட ஒரு நபர்
🇮🇳Telugu
దళపతి
కార్మికులపై నియంత్రణ పాటించే వ్యక్తి
🇮🇳Marathi
फोरमॅन
कामगारांवर नियंत्रण ठेवणारी व्यक्ती
🇮🇳Gujarati
ફોરમેન
એક વ્યક્તિ જે કામદારો પર નિયંત્રણનો ઉપયોગ કરે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮುಂದಾಳು
ಕೆಲಸಗಾರರ ಮೇಲೆ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣ ಸಾಧಿಸುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഫോർമാൻ
തൊഴിലാളികളുടെ മേൽ നിയന്ത്രണം പ്രയോഗിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਫੋਰਮੈਨ
ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਕਰਮਚਾਰੀਆਂ 'ਤੇ ਨਿਯੰਤਰਣ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
فورمین
وہ شخص جو کارکنوں پر کنٹرول کرتا ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
领班
对工人行使控制权的人
🇯🇵Japanese
フォアマン
労働者を支配する人
🇰🇷Korean
십장
근로자를 통제하는 사람
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đốc công
một người thực hiện quyền kiểm soát công nhân
🇹🇭Thai
หัวหน้าคนงาน
บุคคลที่ควบคุมคนงาน
🇮🇩Indonesian
mandor
seseorang yang melakukan kontrol terhadap pekerja
🇵🇭Filipino
kapatas
isang taong nagsasagawa ng kontrol sa mga manggagawa
🇲🇾Malay
mandor
seseorang yang menjalankan kawalan ke atas pekerja
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
رئيس العمال
الشخص الذي يمارس السيطرة على العمال
🇮🇷Persian
سرکارگر
شخصی که بر کارگران کنترل دارد
🇹🇷Turkish
ustabaşı
işçiler üzerinde kontrol uygulayan kişi
🇮🇱Hebrew
מְנַהֵל עֲבוֹדָה
אדם המפעיל שליטה על עובדים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'foreman'?
The primary meaning of 'foreman' is 'a person who exercises control over workers'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'foreman' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'foreman' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'foreman' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'foreman' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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