Foreman and Old man

Foreman

Foreman noun - The person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do.
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Old man and foreman are semantically related In some cases you can replace phrase "Old man" with "Foreman", this terms are similar.

Old man

Old man noun - A male human parent.
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Synonyms for Old man

Foreman and old man are semantically related in captain topic. Sometimes you can use "Foreman" instead a noun phrase "Old man", if it concerns topics such as manager.

Both terms in one sentence

  • Duct Tape for Everything 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".
  • Film / Harlan County USA 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.
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