# overman

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #87,646

## Definitions
1. A person who supervises others; a supervisor, especially in a mine.

## Etymology
From Middle English overman (“a superior; leader; master”). Compare superman. By surface analysis, over- + man.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/overman