Foreman
Foreman noun - The person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do.
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In England, it may be (mistakenly) called "gaffernote Also an informal term for an old man or a foreman, make of that what you will tape".
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Cool Old Guy: Various crotchety old miners, including the old man at the beginning who sings a union song, then tells a story about how a mine foreman told him to get a mule out of the way of falling rock, but said the man didn't need to move, because a mule was harder to replace than a miner.
Source: Film / Harlan County USA
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