All 9 Uses

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Parrot in the Oven
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The foreman ... refused at first to hire us, saying I was too young, that it was too late in the day—most field workers got up at the first wink of dawn.
Chpt 1. *

foreman = a person who is in charge of other workers
Seeing him so spunky, I thought it nothing less than torture when the foreman said that, fortunately for us, there was a scrawny row next to the road no one wanted.†
Chpt 1.
The foreman must have thought it a big joke, giving us that row.†
Chpt 1.
The foreman hung around a bit to make sure we knew which peppers to pick and which to leave for the next growing, not that it mattered in that row.†
Chpt 1.
When the sack at the end bloated, one of the foremen unhooked it from the nails and sewed the opening.†
Chpt 1.
The prices, though, made Nardo complain real loud: "You know how much I paid for this!" he exclaimed, when out of earshot of the foreman.†
Chpt 1.
The foreman who'd given us the scraggly row rushed over to see what was going on.†
Chpt 1.
The officer in charge approached the foreman and said something we couldn't make out, but it sounded like a scolding.†
Chpt 1.
The foreman came back and knelt down by the water tank.†
Chpt 1.

Definitions:

(1) (foreman)
a person chosen to lead and speak for a group, especially at work or in a courtroom

At 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)