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| Main Entry: |
foreman
 [fawr-muhn, fohr-] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | overseer |
| Synonyms: | Big Brother, boss, boss man, executive, head, head honcho, head man, honcho, manager, overseer, pit boss, pusher, slave driver, straw boss, superintendent, supervisor, taskmaster |
| Antonyms: | worker |
| Main Entry: | forewoman |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boss |
| Synonyms: | boss lady, boss woman, crew leader, foreman, foreperson, head, manager, overseer, pit boss, superintendent, supervisor, taskmaster, taskmistress |
| Main Entry: | straw boss |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boss |
| Synonyms: | administrator, big cheese, big gun, big person, chief, chieftain, controller, director, dominator, employer, exec, executive, foreman, foreperson, forewoman, head, head honcho, helmer, honcho, leader, manager, overseer, owner, person in charge, superintendent, supervisor, taskmaster, taskmistress, taskperson, top dog, wheel |
Example Sentences
- Foreman did not return messages left with two of his lawyers.
- As the foreman calls from a book of names, some jump up on the backs of others, to attract his notice.
- Yufeng used the occasion to bully her foreman into drinking shots.
| Main Entry: | taskmistress |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | boss |
| Synonyms: | administrator, big cheese, big gun, big person, chief, chieftain, controller, director, dominator, employer, exec, executive, foreman, foreperson, forewoman, head, head honcho, helmer, honcho, leader, manager, overseer, owner, person in charge, superintendent, supervisor, taskmaster, taskperson, top dog, wheel |
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