All 9 Uses
foreman
in
The Perfect Game
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- "You got twenty minutes!" yelled the foreman who vanished just as quickly as he had appeared.†
Chpt 1.2
- Valve won't close in furnace three," said the foreman.†
Chpt 1.2
- It needed to be fixed, and as little as the foreman liked the man who never took siesta with his colleagues, he knew there was no better machinist on the floor.†
Chpt 1.2
- Don't push me, pocho" snarled the foreman.†
Chpt 1.2
- What's with that guy?" one of the other workers asked the foreman.†
Chpt 1.2
- I heard he can't," stated the foreman.†
Chpt 1.2
- "Why keep him?" the first worker asked the foreman.†
Chpt 1.2
- "Besides, he can assemble a turbine engine with his eyes closed," added the foreman.†
Chpt 1.2
- Foremen would cherry-pick the workers who looked like they would give the hardest day's work without complaining.
Chpt 2.12 *foremen = The overseer (a person who is in charge of other workers)
Definitions:
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(1)
(foreman) a person chosen to lead and speak for a group, especially at work or in a courtroomAt work, a foreman is the worker who supervises and directs other workers, often in factories, workshops, or on construction sites. In a court case, the foreman is the juror selected to lead the jury and announce its decision.
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)