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o⋅ver⋅man

  [n. oh-ver-muhn for 1, oh-ver-man for 2; v. oh-ver-man] noun, plural -men  [-muhn for 1; -men for 2] , verb, -manned, -man⋅ning.
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–noun
1. a foreman, supervisor, or overseer.
2. a superman.
–verb (used with object)
3. to oversupply with men, esp. for service: Indiscriminate hiring had overmanned the factory.
Origin:
1200–1250; ME (n.); see over-, man 1
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o·ver·man   (ō'vər-mən)   
n.  

  1. A person having authority over others, especially an overseer or a shift supervisor.

  2. (ō'vər-mān') See superman.

tr.v.   (ō'vər-mān') o·ver·manned, o·ver·man·ning, o·ver·mans
To provide with more personnel than necessary.

[N., sense 2, translation of German Übermensch : über, over, higher + Mensch, man.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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