forewoman vs woman

forewoman and woman both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
forewoman	Yes	No	No	No
woman	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, woman is a hypernym of forewoman; that is, woman is a word with a broader meaning than forewoman:

Other hypernyms of forewoman include supervisor, adult female.

As nouns, woman is a hypernym of forewoman; that is, woman is a word with a broader meaning than forewoman:

Other hypernyms of forewoman include foreperson, adult female.

forewoman (noun)	woman (noun)
a woman in charge of a group of workers	women as a class
a woman who is foreperson of a jury	an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
	a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man