Standard Lemma guide

outman

name · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: AW1 T M AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: AW2 T M AE1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

verb

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: stative, transitive

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To outdo in manliness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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History

Etymology

Americanized form of either Dutch Uitman or North German Utmann.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man English man English outman From out- + man.