·noun The first or chief man.
II. Foreman ·noun The chief man of a jury, who acts as their speaker.
III. Foreman ·noun The chief of a set of hands employed in a shop, or on works of any kind, who superintends the rest; an Overseer.
One who engrosses all the talk to himself, or speaks for the rest of the company. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose