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o·ver·man  (vr-mn)
n.
1. A person having authority over others, especially an overseer or a shift supervisor.
2. (vr-mn) See superman.
tr.v. (vr-mn) 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.]
overman
Verb
[-manning, -manned] to provide with too many staff: the company is not overmanned overall, but it has too many managers and not enough productive workers
overmanned adj
overmanning n


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