oversman
English
noun
Definitions
- An overseer or superintendent.
- (Scotland) An umpire; a third arbiter, appointed when two arbiters disagree.
Etymology
Compound from English over (shore, riverbank) + English -s- (patronymic suffix, plural marker, genitive suffix, the patronymic suffix, plural)+ English -man.
Origin
English
-man
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -man English
- -s- English
- Robertsman English
- all-over English
- allover English
- arcover English
- backover English
- batsman English
- boilover English
- bullswool English
- cabover English
- carryover English
- changeover English
- clansperson English
- coilover English
- combover English
- comeover English
- cutover English
- failover English
- flashover English
- flopover English
- foldover English
- goatshair English
- guildswoman English
- hangover English
- hawksbeard English
- kickover English
- layover English
- liftover English
- lookover English
- moreover English
- mouseover English
- over English
- over-industrious English
- overage English
- overall English
- overfrank English
- overheight English
- overish English
- overland English
- overleaf English
- overlength English
- overling English
- overloading English
- overly English
- overmore English
- overmost English
- overness English
- overnight English
- overpopulate English
- overrobe English
- oversea English
- overside English
- oversocks English
- overwidth English
- paintover English
- pigscot English
- plantsperson English
- pushover English
- rockover English
- rollover English
- scampsman English
- skainsmate English
- sleepover English
- slipover English
- sneaksman English
- spearsman English
- spillover English
- standover English
- statesman English
- stayover English
- stepover English
- stopover English
- strikeover English
- switchover English
- takeover English
- thereover English
- tradeswoman English
- turnover English
- typeover English
- voice-over English
- walkover English
- washover English
- whereover English
- wingover English
- winterover English
- workover English
- wrapover English
- yarnover English
- -man French
- オーバー Japanese
- -s, -es Middle English
- over Middle English
- เว่อร์ Thai
- -mon Welsh
- abra Sranan Tongo
- -s-
- -man
- over
- overly
- overage
- arcover
- cabover
- layover
- overish
- oversea
- pigscot
- cutover
- allover
- batsman
- overall
- moreover
- lookover
- foldover
- flopover
- slipover
- overness
- all-over
- overrobe
- yarnover
- takeover
- overland
- stepover
- washover
- wrapover
- workover
- rockover
- liftover
- failover
- boilover
- overleaf
- stayover
- wingover
- coilover
- overmost
- kickover
- backover
- hangover
- combover
- turnover
- overling
- overside
- typeover
- walkover
- comeover
- rollover
- overmore
- pushover
- stopover
- scampsman
- thereover
- whereover
- bullswool
- paintover
- oversocks
- statesman
- goatshair
- carryover
- sneaksman
- overnight
- mouseover
- overfrank
- spillover
- flashover
- overwidth
- spearsman
- sleepover
- standover
- strikeover
- overheight
- changeover
- winterover
- Robertsman
- overlength
- switchover
- voice-over
- hawksbeard
- skainsmate
- overloading
- tradeswoman
- clansperson
- guildswoman
- plantsperson
- overpopulate
- over-industrious