overman
noun
a foreman, supervisor, or overseer.
overmanned
Example Sentences
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“We’re not playing great all the time, we’re a little overmanned at times.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2022
As soon as I saw Google, I lost the will to read because I was so overmanned.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2016
Poor countries also benefit from moving workers out of overmanned farms and into factories, where they are many times more productive.
From Economist ● Feb. 14, 2013
In contrast, Sport England has for 25 years been overmanned and unfocused.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 30, 2010
According to the regulations, when one arm of the service was overmanned, the superfluous officers were to be transferred to another.
From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) by William Milligan Sloane
