pitman
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈpɪt.mən/
- Archaic
:
minero
- (London, Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons Limited, 1906).
Examples
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By Robert L. Pitman
Academic text (1996) -
Call every pitman we know in Indy.
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Mr. Wilde and Mr. Pitman will remain on the bridge.
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Isaac Pitman almost immediately started offering a correspondence course in shorthand, and private providers subsequently dominated the correspondence education industry.
Academic text (2006) -
Magistrate Judge Henry B. Pitman ordered Officer Valle to be held without bail on charges of federal kidnapping conspiracy.
Blog text (26) -
Trevor Pitman, a brave and outspoken Deputy of the States of Jersey, had this to say about her case, backing the petition:
Blog text (6) -
Berry, W., Turner, A. F., Johnson, W. P., and Jaspert. The Encyclopaedia of Type Faces. New York: Pitman Publishing Co., 1958.
Academic text (2017) -
Benson's 30 years of trading experience include stints at Deutsche Bank, Rowe and Pitman, and SG Warburg.
Blog text (14) -
Instead, geologists William B.F. Ryan and Walter C. Pitman from Columbia University postulate that a great flood resulted from the rapid water level rise in the Black Sea as the last Ice Age tapered off around 5600 B.C.
Blog text (28) -
The pitman worked hard every day to extract coal from deep underground.
Synonyms
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2.3
A person who works in a mine to take coal or minerals from the ground
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2.5
A person who works underground to dig out coal
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1.4
A person who does physical jobs like building or fixing things
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9.8
A person who works in a coal mine digging out coal
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3.3
A person who works in a mine to take out coal or minerals
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pitman comes from two simple parts, pit and man. A pit is a 'hole' or a 'coal mine', so a pitman is literally a 'man' who works in the pit, which is why it means a coal miner who often works underground.