SUPERNUMERARY


Meaning of SUPERNUMERARY in English

/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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .