Origin: Germanic Old English prefix
Foreman has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:
a man who is foreperson of a jury
"The construction site foreman was dismissed from his role because he lacked the legal authority to direct a criminal jury during the trial."
The leader of a work crew.
"The foreman yelled at us to pick up our pace before we missed the deadline."
An occupational surname, from occupations for someone who was the manager of a farm.
"The genealogist traced their family tree back to an ancestor named Foreman whose name originated as a title for a farm manager centuries ago."