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forewoman
CIDE DICTIONARY
forewoman, n.
A woman who is chief; a woman who has charge of the work or workers in a shop or other place; a head woman. Tatler. W. Besant. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
forewoman, n. (pl. -women)
1 a female worker with supervisory responsibilities.
2 a woman who presides over a jury's deliberations and speaks on its behalf.
1 a female worker with supervisory responsibilities.
2 a woman who presides over a jury's deliberations and speaks on its behalf.
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