"oversman" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: oversmen [plural]
Etymology: From over + -s- + -man. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|over|-s-|-man}} over + -s- + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|oversmen}} oversman (plural oversmen)
  1. An overseer or superintendent.
    Sense id: en-oversman-en-noun-98ZC3UpD
  2. (historical, Scots law) An umpire; a third arbiter, appointed when two arbiters disagree. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-oversman-en-noun-rZJChGom Categories (other): Scots law, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms interfixed with -s-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -s-: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

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