supernumerary
/ˌsuːpəˈnjuːm(ə)ɹ(ə)ɹi//ˌsupɚˈn(j)uməˌɹɛɹi/
noun
- 1
A person who works in a group, association, or public office without forming part of the regular staff (the numerary).
“The judge was a supernumerary, helping the regular judges whenever there was a surplus amount of work.”
- 2
An extra or walk-on, often non-speaking, in a film or play; a spear carrier.
- 3
Something which is beyond the prescribed or standard amount or number.
- 4
An animal which has not formed a pair bond and is therefore single.
- 5
A married man or woman who is a secular member of Opus Dei, a Roman Catholic religious institution.
adjective
- 1
Greater in number than.
- 2
Beyond the prescribed or standard amount or number; excess, extra.
- 3
Beyond what is necessary; redundant.
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