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Foreman vs Chieftain - What's the difference?

foreman | chieftain | Synonyms |

Chieftain is a synonym of foreman.



As nouns the difference between foreman and chieftain

is that foreman is the leader of a work crew while chieftain is a leader of a clan or tribe.

As a proper noun Foreman

is {{surname}.

foreman

English

(wikipedia foreman)

Noun

(foremen)
  • (management) The leader of a work crew.
  • (legal) The member of a jury who presides over it and speaks on its behalf.
  • (historical, US, during the era of slavery) A black (slave) assistant to the white overseer who managed field hands.

    • Derived terms

    * foremanship

    Anagrams

    * * English nouns with irregular plurals

    chieftain

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A leader of a clan or tribe.
  • A leader of a group, e.g. a robbers' chieftain.

    • Synonyms

    * (A very powerful person) chief, big gun, big shot, big wheel, bigwig, boss, employer, foreman, head, heid bummer, leader, mandarin, manager, mover and shaker, top banana, top dog, tycoon