Forewoman

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Forewoman \Fore"wom`an\, n.; pl. {Forewomen}.
     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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  forewoman
       n 1: a woman who is foreperson of a jury [syn: {forelady}]
       2: a woman in charge of a group of workers