Superman vs. Overman

A man with more than human powers.

A person having authority over others, especially an overseer or a shift supervisor.

An ideal superior man who, according to Nietzsche, forgoes transient pleasure, exercises creative power, lives at a level of experience beyond standards of good and evil, and is the goal of human evolution. Also called overman.

(ōvər-măn′) See superman.

An imagined superior type of human being representing a new stage of human development; an übermensch, an overman.

To provide with more personnel than necessary.

A person of extraordinary or seemingly superhuman powers.

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

Same as Overman, above.

A person with great powers; a superman.

A fictional character of cartoons, movies and television, with superhuman powers such as great strength, the ability to fly, and x-ray vision. In the cartoon tale, he was born on the planet Krypton and sent by his parents into space before it exploded, and landed on earth, where he fights for "truth, justice, and the American way". He works incognito as a reporter at the Daily Planet, and is constantly trying to avoid the uncovering of his secret identity by a co-worker, Lois Lane.

To provide with too many personnel; overstaff.

A person with great powers and abilities

One in authority over others; a chief; usually, an overseer or boss.

Street name for lysergic acid diethylamide

An arbiter.

In the philosophy of Nietzsche, a man of superior physique and powers capable of dominating others; one fitted to survive in an egoistic struggle for the mastery.