name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
pitman
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈpɪt.mən/
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rhymes with -ɪtmən
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CMU ARPABET: P IH1 T M AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A place name:
A hamlet in the rural municipality of Redburn No. 130, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 3
A place name:
A borough in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States, named after the Rev. Charles Pitman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 4
A place name:
An unincorporated community in Eldred Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 5
One who works in a pit, as in mining, in sawing timber, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: plural "pitmen"
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noun
Meaning 6
A connecting rod in machinery, especially in a sawmill.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 7
someone who works in a coal mine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: coal miner, collier
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: miner, mineworker
noun
Meaning 8
English educator who invented a system of phonetic shorthand (1813-1897)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Sir Isaac Pitman
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: educator, pedagogue, pedagog
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *puti Old English pytt Middle English pit English pit English -man English pitman From pit + -man.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: въглекопач (vǎglekopač) — one who works in a pit
- Polish: górnik — one who works in a pit
Real reading context