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overman
[ noun oh-ver-muhn for 1, oh-ver-man for 2; verb oh-ver-man ]
/ noun ˈoʊ vər mən for 1, ˈoʊ vərˌmæn for 2; verb ˌoʊ vərˈmæn /
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noun, plural o·ver·men [oh-ver-muhn for 1; oh-ver-men for 2 ]. /ˈoʊ vər mən for 1; ˈoʊ vərˌmɛn for 2 /.
a foreman, supervisor, or overseer.
a superman.
verb (used with object), o·ver·manned, o·ver·man·ning.
to oversupply with men, especially for service: Indiscriminate hiring had overmanned the factory.
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overman
verb (ˌəʊvəˈmæn) -mans, -manning or -manned
(tr) to supply with an excessive number of men
noun (ˈəʊvəˌmæn) plural -men
a man who oversees others
the Nietzschean superman
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