/ ˈsuːpəmæn; ˈsjuː-; NAmE ˈsuːpərm-/ noun
( pl. -men / -men; NAmE /) a man who is unusually strong or intelligent or who can do sth extremely well
—compare superwoman
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: from super- exceptional + man , coined by G. B. Shaw in imitation of German Übermensch (used by Nietzsche).