/sooh'peuhr nooh"meuh rer'ee, -nyooh"-/ , adj., n., pl. supernumeraries .
adj.
1. being in excess of the usual, proper, or prescribed number; additional; extra.
2. associated with a regular body or staff as an assistant or substitute in case of necessity.
n.
3. a supernumerary or extra person or thing.
4. a supernumerary official or employee.
5. a person who appears in a play or film without speaking lines or as part of a crowd; walk-on; extra.
[ 1595-1605; supernumerarius. See SUPER-, NUMERARY ]