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overmann.

Brit. /ˈəʊvəmən/, U.S. /ˈoʊvərˌmæn/ (esp. in sense 3)Brit. /ˈəʊvəˌman/
Inflections: Plural overmen.
Forms: see over- prefix and man n.1; also Scottish pre-1700 hoyrman.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, man n.1
Etymology: < over- prefix + man n.1 Compare Middle Dutch overman (Dutch overman ), Middle Low German ȫverman , Middle High German überman ; also oberman , obeman (German Obermann ). Compare oversman n.In sense 3 after German Übermensch Übermensch n. N.E.D. (1904) gives only the pronunciation (ōu·vəɹmæ̆n) /ˈəʊvəmən/.
1.
a. A man having a position of authority or rule over others; a leader, a ruler, a chief; a religious superior; esp. (in early use) a supervisor or overseer of workmen, servants, etc. Cf. oversman n. 2a. Also figurative.Now only in sense 1b.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > [noun] > those in authority > person in authority
mastereOE
herOE
lordOE
overmana1325
overling1340
seignior1393
prelatea1475
oversman1505
signor1583
hogen mogen1639
boss-cocky1898
man1918
trump1937
authority figure1948
Great White Father1960
a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 3424 And if he rigten it ne can, He taune it al his ouer-man.
1376 Manorial Documents in Mod. Philol. (1936) 34 42 (MED) Overman.
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 6968 (MED) Ilk kinredd o þe tuelue Had þair ouer man [a1400 Trin. Cambr. lodesmon] ham-selfe.
c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 106 Redy at bidding of his our men to do his honour and charge of his lord.
a1513 J. Irland Meroure of Wyssdome f. 269v, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue (at cited word) A preist, that the Paip ore the ouirman has gevin autorite to.
1593 in J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices (1887) (modernized text) VI. 687 Bailiff of husbandry, that in these parts [sc. the East Riding of Yorkshire] is called an overman, that is hired with a gentleman or rich yeoman that doth not labour himself, but putteth his whole charge to his servants.
1625 R. Montagu in J. Cosin Corr. 29 Feb. (1869) I. xxxvii. 61 I shall wholy and totally make you overseer, and overman to, of my book at presse.
1697 J. Gale Let. 3 Jan. in D. R. Hainsworth Corr. J. Lowther (1983) 338 Those two are managed by..persons that have..servants of their owne..but in the new rope walke your overman is a hyred person.
1885 Encycl. Brit. XIX. 341/2 The body of the [U.S. police] force being termed ‘patrol men’, with ‘overmen’ at stations and prisons.
b. Chiefly British. A foreman or supervisor in a mine or colliery. Cf. oversman n. 2b.
ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to status > [noun] > overseer or foreman
stewarda1400
surveyorc1440
supervisorc1454
overlookera1513
workmaster1525
supervisora1529
foreman1574
superintendent1575
overman1606
headman1725
overseer1766
gang leader1775
hagmaster1797
maistry1798
gangsman1803
kangany1817
capataz1826
gangman1830
ganger1836
gaffer1841
gang boss1863
ramrod1881
charge-man1885
mandor1885
captain1886
overganger1887
ephor1890
pusher1901
gangster1913
line manager1960
society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > miner > [noun] > coal-miner > supervisor
banksman1486
overman1606
oversman1668
viewer1708
keeker1863
underlooker1871
underviewer?1881
veerer1883
1606 MS P.R.O. STAC/8/53/10 f. 2 The ouerman who haue got whole charge of workinge of the said pitte and should at his owne charges worke drawe upp and lye aboue ground at the said pitt eurye weeke five or six tennes of coales or theire abouts.
1708 J. C. Compl. Collier 13 in T. Nourse Mistery of Husbandry Discover'd (ed. 3) It is the Over-Man's Business to place the Miners in their Workings.
1789 J. Brand Hist. & Antiq. Newcastle II. 682 The overman's office is to go through the pit to view the places where the men have wrought, to see that the pit is clear of sulphur, &c.
1805 Trans. Soc. Arts 23 33 My over-man being unacquainted with the drill husbandry.
1867 Special Rules Seaton Delaval Colliery in W. W. Smyth Coal & Coal-mining 231 None but the overman, or similar officer, to be allowed to carry a lamp key.
1935 A. J. Cronin Stars look Down iii. iii. 497 A few of the Neptune [pit] overmen were at the house.
1996 Daily Tel. 28 Aug. 21/6 By attending Mansfield Technical College he gained an overman's certificate.
2. Law. Chiefly Scots Law.
a. An arbiter, an arbitrator, an umpire. Cf. oversman n. 1. Obsolete.
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the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > settlement of dispute, arbitration > [noun] > one who arbitrates
arbitrer1382
judge1385
umpire?c1400
overman1424
arbitrator1426
oversman1492
daysman1530
referendary1546
arbiter1548
referee1549
moderator1556
awarder1561
deciser1563
decider?1568
decisor1569
settler1598
disceptator1623
umpirer1650
referrer1661
1424 Glasgow v. Dumbarton 1 in Dumbarton Burgh Rec. (1860) The qwilks xii, with the ourman..sal determyt al playnts.
1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) viii. l. 1332 Throuch ii clempt thar hapnyt gret debait,..Ȝour king thai ast for to be thar ourman.
1552 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 127 Hes chosin..George Commendatour of Dunfermling, odman and ourman in the saidis materis.
1616 in R. Pitcairn Criminal Trials Scotl. (1833) III. 393 The saidis pairteis sal cheis foure frendis, with ane ouermanne as thai can aggre one for..deciding of the said contraverse.
1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 5 Dec. 2/1 The two having the power to call in the services of an overman.
b. = oversman n. 3. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
society > law > transfer of property > testamentary disposition > [noun] > management or disposal of estate > one who > one who assists or supervises
overseer1402
surveyor1420
survisor1449
supervisor1456
oversman1540
overman1557
superviser1616
1557 Southesk MSS. in 7th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1879) App. ii. 17 In case of discord betuix my barnis or executoris..I level my Lordis of Sanctandrois and Orknay ouermen and jugis amangys thame.
1577 in R. Dickson & J. P. Edmond Ann. Sc. Printing (1890) 305 Thomas Bassinden, prentar, makis Hew Tod and Katharane Norwell his executours, and Henry Charteris overman.
3. = superman n. 1.
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the world > people > person > man > [noun] > superman
superman1894
overman1895
beyond-man1896
superhuman1896
Übermensch1902
superperson1927
slan1940
1895 tr. M. Nordau Degeneration iii. v. 470 The ‘bullies’ gratefully recognise themselves in Nietzsche's ‘overman’.
1908 H. G. Wells War in Air xi. 365 His mind ran to ‘improving the race’ and producing the Over-Man.
1928 A. Huxley Point Counter Point vi. 108 If you were a little less of an overman,..what good novels you'd write!
1984 A. Livingstone Lou Andreas-Salomé iii. 57 The theory of the ‘Superman’ (or ‘Overman’) does not exclude women.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

overmanv.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈman/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈmæn/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, man v.
Etymology: < over- prefix + man v. With sense 1 compare Dutch overmannen, Middle Low German ȫvermannen, German übermannen.
1. transitive. To overcome, overpower. Chiefly in passive. Now rare.
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society > armed hostility > victory > make victorious [verb (transitive)] > conquer or overcome
overcomeeOE
shendc893
awinc1000
overwinOE
overheaveOE
to lay downa1225
mate?c1225
discomfitc1230
win1297
dauntc1300
cumber1303
scomfit1303
fenkc1320
to bear downc1330
confoundc1330
confusec1330
to do, put arrear1330
oversetc1330
vanquishc1330
conquerc1374
overthrowc1375
oppressc1380
outfighta1382
to put downa1382
discomfortc1384
threshc1384
vencuea1400
depressc1400
venque?1402
ding?a1425
cumrayc1425
to put to (also at, unto) the (also one's) worsec1425
to bring or put to (or unto) utterance1430
distrussc1430
supprisec1440
ascomfita1450
to do stress?c1450
victorya1470
to make (win) a conquest1477
convanquish1483
conquest1485
defeat1485
oversailc1485
conques1488
discomfish1488
fulyie1488
distress1489
overpress1489
cravent1490
utter?1533
to give (a person) the overthrow1536
debel1542
convince1548
foil1548
out-war1548
profligate1548
proflige?c1550
expugnate1568
expugn1570
victor1576
dismay1596
damnify1598
triumph1605
convict1607
overman1609
thrash1609
beat1611
debellate1611
import1624
to cut to (or in) pieces1632
maitrise1636
worst1636
forcea1641
outfight1650
outgeneral1767
to cut up1803
smash1813
slosh1890
ream1918
hammer1948
the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > have or gain mastery or superiority over [verb (transitive)] > overcome or overwhelm
overcomeeOE
overgangOE
overnimOE
overswivec1175
foldc1275
overgoc1275
to bear downc1330
oversetc1330
outrayc1390
overleada1393
overreach?a1425
overwhelmc1425
to whelve overc1440
overruna1475
surprise1474
overpress1489
surbatea1500
overhale1531
overbear1535
overcrow1550
disable1582
surgain1586
overpower1597
overman1609
to come over ——1637
to run down1655
overpower1667
compel1697
to get over ——1784
overget1877
to grab (also take) by the balls1934
1609 S. Rowlands Famous Hist. Guy Earle of Warwick 28 I'le never dread I shall be over man'd While I have hands to fight, or legs to stand.
1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick xxxviii. 186 My soul is more than matched; she's overmanned; and by a madman!
1865 Reader No. 144. 366/3 Every foe is overmanned.
1945 Amer. Lit. 17 93 The fault charged against the first mate is that he allowed his soul to be ‘overmanned’.
2. transitive. To provide with too many men or people; to employ too many workers. Chiefly in passive.
ΘΚΠ
society > travel > travel by water > seafaring life > [verb (transitive)] > provide crew for (specific parts of a ship) > provide with too many people
overman1636
society > occupation and work > working > labour supply > [verb (transitive)] > provide with staff > overstaff
overstaff1879
overman1899
1636–7 Let. in R. F. Williams Birch's Court & Times Charles I (1849) (modernized text) II. 269 All the ships were overmanned which had infection among them.
1725 D. Defoe Voy. round World (1840) 68 We were over-manned and double-stored.
1774 B. Franklin Let. 12 Oct. in Wks. (1887) V. 371 Three ships of the line are fitting out for America, which are to be over-manned.
1899 Daily News 12 Sept. 6/4 In my times..some departments were overmanned and some were undermanned.
1945 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 32 238 An investigating commission had reported that the offices were overmanned.
2001 Times (Nexis) 16 Mar. The headhunters may be in for a leaner time this year but at least they can hold on to the fees for finding so many people to help to overman a business.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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