Meaning of PITMAN
| Pronunciation: | | 'pitmun, 'pitmun
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- [n] someone who works in a coal mine
- [n] English educator who invented a system of phonetic shorthand (1813-1897)
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| | Synonyms: | | coal miner, collier, Sir Isaac Pitman |
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| | See Also: | | educator, miner, mineworker, pedagogue | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pit"man\, n.; pl. {Pitmen}.
1. One who works in a pit, as in mining, in sawing timber,
etc.
2. (Mach.) The connecting rod in a sawmill; also, sometimes,
a connecting rod in other machinery.
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