Synonyms for foreman
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Noun
1. Overseer
overseer, superintendent, boss, manager, gaffer informal UK, chief, captain, administrator, comptroller, honcho informal, chieftain, organizer, organiser UK, controller, supervisor
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A workplace leader. The leader of a work crew.
Related words
- Word family
- foreperson forewoman
Forms
- Plural
- foremen → overseers, superintendents, bosses, managers…
Example sentences
- manager The manager sat on the bench with his arms folded.
- boss Between you and me, he's in trouble with the boss.
- superintendent You must be referring to superintendent Yazid.
- overseer The slave doesn't want to be free. He wants to become an overseer.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| foreman | falling | |
| manager | steady | |
| boss | rising | |
| superintendent | falling | |
| overseer | steady | |
| overman | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- boss1
- 5 letters
- chief1
- 6 letters
- gaffer, honcho2
- 7 letters
- manager3, captain2, overman3
- 8 letters
- overseer4
- 9 letters
- organizer4, organiser, chieftain2
- 10 letters
- controller3, supervisor4, foreperson3
- 11 letters
- comptroller3
- 13 letters
- administrator5
- 14 letters
- superintendent5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (honcho2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- contremaître