outman

O1U1T1M3A1N1

verb

To have more people than (one's competitor); to outnumber in men.

OriginEnglish man ← Middle English man ← Old English mann →
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Meanings

outman1

verboutman (third-person singular simple present outmans, present participle outmanning, simple past and past participle outmanned)

present singular third person outmans · participle present outmanning · participle past outmanned · past outmanned

  1. stativetransitiveTo have more people than (one's competitor); to outnumber in men.

    The United States dominated, and then in extra time outworked the outmanned Mexicans, with Jozy Altidore and Donovan setting up Bradley’s second goal.

    2009 February 12, George Vecsey, “Brisk Wind Infuses the U.S. With Zip and Zing”, in New York Times
  2. transitiveTo outdo in manliness.

Outman2

proper nounOutman (plural Outmans)

plural Outmans

  1. A surname.

Origin

outman · verb

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úd
  2. Proto-Germanic*ūt
  3. Proto-Germanic*ūt-
  4. Old Englishūt-
  5. Middle Englishut-
  6. Englishout-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  8. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  9. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  10. Old Englishmann
  11. Middle Englishman
  12. Englishman
  13. Englishoutman

From out- + man.

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Outman · proper noun

  1. GermanUtmann
  2. DutchUitman
  3. EnglishOutman

Americanized form of either Dutch Uitman or North German Utmann.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

outman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outman

MLA

“outman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outman.

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