forewomanfore·wom·an /ˈfɔːˌwʊmənˈfɔːr-/ noun (plural forewomen /-ˌwɪmɪn/) [countableC]1MANUFACTURINGJOBa woman who is in charge of a group of workers, for example in a factorythe forewoman at a watch factory
2LAWa woman who is the leader of a JURY (=the group of ordinary people who decide whether someone is guilty in some courts of law)The defendant stared expressionlessly as the forewoman of the six-man, six-woman jury announced the guilty verdict.