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overman

[ noun oh-ver-muhn oh-ver-man verb oh-ver-man ]

noun

, plural o·ver·men [oh, -ver-m, uh, n, oh, -ver-men].
  1. a foreman, supervisor, or overseer.
  2. a superman.

verb (used with object)

, o·ver·manned, o·ver·man·ning.
  1. to oversupply with men, especially for service:

    Indiscriminate hiring had overmanned the factory.

overman

verb

  1. tr to supply with an excessive number of men

noun

  1. a man who oversees others
  2. the Nietzschean superman

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Word History and Origins

Origin of overman1

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

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