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); 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

Harry's lamp was not necessary here, but it would very soon be of use, for the old overman was about to conduct the engineer to the very end of the Dochart pit.

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

The old overman stepped forward, and himself felt the schistous rock.

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

Thus he questioned, and when he made known this occurrence to his father, neither could the old overman nor he himself answer the question in a satisfactory way.

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