overman

American  

[oh-ver-muhn, oh-ver-man, oh-ver-man] / ˈoʊ vər mən, ˈoʊ vərˌmæn, ˌoʊ vərˈmæn /

noun

plural

overmen

1. a foreman, supervisor, or overseer.

2. a superman.

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verb (used with object)

overmanned, overmanning

1. to oversupply with men, especially for service.

   Indiscriminate hiring had overmanned the factory.

overman British  

verb

1. (tr) to supply with an excessive number of men

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noun

1. a man who oversees others

2. the Nietzschean superman

Etymology

Origin of overman

1200–1250; Middle English (noun); see over-, man

Example Sentences

The overwhelming tendency was to deploy one at the back and one in midfield, a 3-5-2 that allowed a side to overman in the centre of its defensive and midfield thirds.

From The Guardian • Feb. 21, 2017

The 36-year-old was an overman, the third in rank of the officers down the pit.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2016

Father had been an overman there, but was doing better now above ground.

From Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn by Kingsley, Henry

“He won’t stop at it long,” said the overman to himself; “he’s ’bout scarred of it now.

From Son Philip by Anonymous

Excuse me, sir," answered the old overman; "but of course I think so!

From The Underground City, or, the Child of the Cavern by Verne, Jules