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Meaning of "oversman" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERSMAN

oversman  [ˈəʊvəzˌmæn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERSMAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Oversman is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OVERSMAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of oversman in the English dictionary

The definition of oversman in the dictionary is an overseer. Other definition of oversman is an umpire.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERSMAN


birdman
ˈbɜːdˌmæn
boardman
ˈbɔːdˌmæn
businessman
ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn
cameraman
ˈkæmərəˌmæn
caveman
ˈkeɪvˌmæn
deadman
ˈdɛdˌmæn
exciseman
ˈɛksaɪzˌmæn
freedman
ˈfriːdˌmæn
handyman
ˈhændɪˌmæn
hoseman
ˈhəʊzˌmæn
ironman
ˈaɪənˌmæn
magsman
ˈmæɡzˌmæn
mailman
ˈmeɪlˌmæn
newsman
ˈnjuːzˌmæn
rodman
ˈrɒdˌmæn
sandman
ˈsændˌmæn
snowman
ˈsnəʊˌmæn
spiderman
ˈspaɪdəˌmæn
strongman
ˈstrɒŋˌmæn
superman
ˈsuːpəˌmæn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERSMAN

oversize(d)
oversized
overskip
overskirt
overslaugh
oversleep
oversleeve
overslept
overslip
overslow
oversmoke
oversoak
oversoft
oversold
oversolicitous
oversoon
oversoul
oversow
overspecialise
overspecialize

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERSMAN

Congressman
craftsman
doorsman
frontiersman
huntsman
kinsman
marksman
oarsman
ombudsman
outdoorsman
privateersman
salesman
Scotsman
spokesman
sportsman
statesman
steersman
talisman
Tasman
tradesman

Synonyms and antonyms of oversman in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «oversman» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERSMAN

Find out the translation of oversman to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of oversman from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «oversman» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

oversman
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

oversman
570 millions of speakers

English

oversman
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

oversman
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

oversman
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

oversman
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

oversman
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

oversman
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

oversman
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Oversman
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

oversman
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

oversman
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

oversman
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Oversman
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

oversman
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

oversman
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओव्हरमान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

oversman
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

oversman
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oversman
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

oversman
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

oversman
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

oversman
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oversman
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

oversman
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

oversman
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of oversman

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERSMAN»

The term «oversman» is normally little used and occupies the 139.553 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERSMAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «oversman» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «oversman» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about oversman

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERSMAN»

Discover the use of oversman in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to oversman and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Treatise on the Law of Arbitration in Scotland
Oversmah, submission empowering him and any one of arbiters to decide, 50 ; case of appeal to, where only one arbiter, 5 1 ; what if ancillary submission- clause in a contract makes no provision for oversman, though arbiters should differ, 93, ...
John Montgomerie Bell, John Kirkpatrick, 1877
2
Treatise on the Law of Arbitration in Scotland: With an ...
Should the arbiters fail to agree in the nomination of an oversman, the Court may, on the application of any party to the agreement, appoint an oversman. The decision of such an oversman, whether he has been named by the arbiters or ...
James Campbell Irons, Robert Dundonald Melville, 1903
3
The Public General Acts
Where two referees are appointed they shall before they enter on the reference appoint an oversman : (8.) If before an award is pronounced an oversman dies or becomes incapable of acting, the referees shall appoint another oversman : (9.) ...
Great Britain, 1883
4
The Law Journal Reports
Where two referees are appointed they Bhall before they enter on the reference appoint an oversman : (8.) If before an award is pronounced an oversman dies or becomes incapable of acting, the referees shall appoint another oversman : (9.) ...
‎1883
5
Cases Decided in the Court of Session, Court of Justiciary, ...
Two arbiters, who had {^ndJuaiuI power to appoint an oversman, differed as to which of two persons should be Gi0be inaur- nominated. Both were agreed that the two were equally eligible, and eventually ance Co. they selected one by lot.
Middleton Rettie, 1898
6
Session Cases: Cases Decided in the Court of Session, and ...
If in the present case it had been proved to be the recognised custom in Roxburghshire, in agricultural arbitrations, where the oversman has accompanied the arbiters when inspecting the subjects, for a joint award to be issued by the arbiters ...
‎1908
7
Law Reports: Statutes
APP°'mlm°'" 9, Where there is a reference under this Act, a single referee, or two referees and an oversman, shall be appointed as follows : oversman. (1.) If the parties concur, a single referee may be appointed by them jointly : (2.) If before an ...
Great Britain, 1883
8
The Scots revised reports: Morison's dictionary, 1 to 9424
that the parties and arbiter having met and examined witnesses, found it necessary to make choice of an oversman, whom they did thereby name ; therefore the saids parties and arbiters did also thereby prorogate the submission to a further ...
‎1908
9
The Accountant
The only exception to this rule was in connection with submissions under the Land Clauses Act. That Act, however, confers express power upon the arbiters to appoint an oversman, and it is specially provided that the arbiters shall nominate an ...
‎1902
10
The Public General Statutes: With a List of the Local and ...
Where there is a reference under this Act, a single referee, or two referees and an oversman, shall be appointed as follows : (1.) If the parties concur, a single referee may be appointed by them jointly : (2.) If before an award is pronounced the ...
Great Britain, 1883

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERSMAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term oversman is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Soon just breathing will be considered "sexist"
... peresman, merryman, moneyman, motorman, nobleman, nonhuman, oversman, panhuman, penman, pterman, pilotman, pithman, placeman, ... «RenewAmerica, Apr 13»
2
Crofter's Barn: Lairds cashed in on crofters' kelp burning
Our father was oversman for the kelp burners on Grice Ness of Whitehall in Stronsay when we were there. I remember the kelpers, arguments ... «John O'Groat Journal, Dec 12»
3
NEWS FROM SCOTLAND
I was saddened to read in 19th June issue of BHW that Bob Lyall of Markinch had passed away; Bob was my oversman in the Seafield pit at one time; I used to ... «Elimar Pigeon Services, Jun 09»

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