"voorman" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈvoːr.mɑn/ Audio: Nl-voorman.ogg Forms: voormannen [plural], voorlieden [plural], voormannetje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: From Middle Dutch voreman (“previous husband”). Equivalent to voor (“before, in front of”) + man. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|voreman||previous husband}} Middle Dutch voreman (“previous husband”), {{compound|nl|voor|man|t1=before, in front of}} voor (“before, in front of”) + man Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-en|voormannetje|pl2=voorlieden}} voorman m (plural voormannen or voorlieden, diminutive voormannetje n)
  1. supervisor, foreman, ganger Tags: masculine Synonyms (supervisor): ploegbaas, onderbaas
    Sense id: en-voorman-nl-noun-PYMwd4Vt Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 51 6 31 12 Disambiguation of 'supervisor': 88 6 5 1
  2. leader, frontman Tags: masculine Synonyms (leader): leider
    Sense id: en-voorman-nl-noun-ZuS33gYH Disambiguation of 'leader': 0 100 0 0
  3. boss, head of a company Tags: masculine Synonyms (boss): baas
    Sense id: en-voorman-nl-noun-QczFIha9 Disambiguation of 'boss': 30 0 70 0
  4. (obsolete) previous husband, former husband Tags: masculine, obsolete
    Sense id: en-voorman-nl-noun-O9nSPGEC

Inflected forms

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