Superman vs. Overman — What's the Difference?

Superman is a fictional character and a superhero who first appeared in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and first appeared in the comic book Action Comics #1 (cover-dated June 1938 and published April 18, 1938).

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

A man with more than human powers.

(ōvər-măn′) See superman.

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.

To provide with more personnel than necessary.

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

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

A person of extraordinary or seemingly superhuman powers.

A person with great powers; a superman.

Same as Overman, above.

To provide with too many personnel; overstaff.

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.

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

A person with great powers and abilities

An arbiter.

Street name for lysergic acid diethylamide

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.