n. /oh"veuhr meuhn/ for 1, /oh"veuhr man'/ for 2; v. /oh'veuhr man"/ , n. , pl. overmen /-meuhn/ for 1; /-men'/ for 2 , v. , overmanned, overmanning .
n.
1. a foreman, supervisor, or overseer.
2. a superman.
v.t.
3. to oversupply with men, esp. for service: Indiscriminate hiring had overmanned the factory.
[ 1200-1250; ME (n.); see OVER-, MAN 1 ]