1. superman - Noun
2. Superman - Proper noun
(chiefly philosophy) An imagined superior type of human being representing a new stage of human development; an übermensch, an overman. [from 1903.]
Nietzsche wrote of the coming of the superman.
A man of extraordinary or seemingly superhuman powers.
Superman (countable and uncountable, plural Supermen)
A fictional comic-book superhero with superhuman strength and speed, X-ray vision, and the ability to fly. [from 1933.]
Alternative letter-case form of superman: a man of extraordinary or seemingly superhuman powers.
(motorcycling, plural Supermans) A stunt in which the rider releases both hands from the handlebars in mid-air.
(plural Supermans) An exercise in which one lies prone and lifts one's arms and legs, with only the abdomen touching the ground.
(uncountable) A flavor of ice cream that is a mixture of blue moon ice cream, and other ice cream flavors that are colored red and yellow.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgI think Superman should go on the Larry King show and announce that he would come back to life if people in all 50 states wanted him to. Dave Barry
I teach you the superman. Man is something to be surpassed. Friedrich Nietzsche
No, the real American has not yet arrived. He is only in the Crucible, I tell you - he will be the fusion of all races, perhaps the coming superman. Israel Zangwill
Batman and Superman are very different characters but they're both iconic and elemental. Finding the right story for them both is the key. Christopher Nolan
Evolution is not finished; reason is not the last word nor the reasoning animal the supreme figure of Nature. As man emerged out of the animal, so out of man the superman emerges. Sri Aurobindo
The superman is a premature ideal, one that presupposes a man. Karl Kraus