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Batman

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A fictional hero who fights crime in a city while wearing a bat costume and using clever detective skills
  • proper noun
  • /ˈbæt.mən/
translation icon : Batman
  • In the animated series, Batman battles criminals to keep Gotham City safe.
  • Batman and Superman
  • Batman (Bruce Wayne)
  • Batman Begins

I wear this, you know, because I am Batman and it's pretty cool.

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Examples

  • Maybe someday when Gotham no longer needs Batman, we'll see him again.

    Academic text (2014)
  • I've wanted to play a Batman villain my whole life.

  • I wear this, you know, because I am Batman and it's pretty cool.

    GQ
  • And when I was a kid, I loved Batman like all kids.

  • I want to talk to Batman alone.

  • We're proving that the spirit of Batman is alive in this city.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • I'm Batman!

  • Children dressed up as Batman for Halloween, excited to imitate their favorite superhero.

  • Many fans admire Batman for his intelligence and detective skills in solving crimes.

Synonyms

superhero
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A fictional person with special powers who protects people and fights evil

is a specific crime-fighting character with themed costume and detective skills

Surface Forms

Batman main

Morphology

Batman = bat + man (transparent) = bat + man

The name is a straightforward compound built from 'bat' and 'man', reflecting the superhero's bat-themed identity.

Etymology

Batman is a simple combination of bat and man, so it literally suggests 'a man like a bat'. A helpful way to remember it is to picture a man who wears a bat costume and works at night like a shadowy detective to fight crime, so the name fits what he does.