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batman

Pronunciation: /ˈbæt.mən/

The English word “batman” has 7 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A servant or valet to a military officer.
  2. A personal assistant or supporter.
  3. A unit of weight established in 1931 equal to 10 kg.
  4. A Turkish unit of weight varying by location, time, and item from 2–8 okas (about 2.5–10 kg).
  5. Coelostathma discopunctana, a moth of Eastern North America.

verb

  1. To act as a batman, wait on an officer.
  2. To climb up or down a rope free hand (i.e. as Batman does).

Etymology

From bat (“packsaddle”) + man. The element bat is from French bât, from Old French bast, from Late Latin bastum, possibly from Ancient Greek βαστάζω (bastázō, “to bear, carry, lift”).

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