outman

verb

out·​man ˌau̇t-ˈman How to pronounce outman (audio)
outmanned; outmanning

transitive verb

: outnumber
… for the moment the Allies are outmanned, and will be until another million Americans reach France.— Newell Dwight Hillis

Examples of outman in a Sentence

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The eastern port city was devastated and captured by Russian forces last year after more than two months of stiff resistance by outmanned and outgunned Ukrainian forces, turning Mariupol into a worldwide symbol of Ukrainian defiance. — Hanna Arhirova, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Apr. 2023 Mariupol became a worldwide symbol of resistance after outgunned and outmanned Ukrainian forces held out in a steel mill there for nearly three months before Moscow finally took control of it in May. — Karl Ritter, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1694, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of outman was in 1694

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“Outman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outman. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.

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