batman
/ˈbæt.mən/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.22 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A servant or valet to a military officer.
noun
A unit of weight established in 1931 equal to 10 kg.
noun
Coelostathma discopunctana, a moth of Eastern North America.
Example Sentences
- "“Private McLean,” he called to his batman who, for one-and-six a week, cared for his belongings, “tak' chairge o' the dog, wull ye, an' fetch 'im to the non-com mess when ye come to put ma kit i' gude order.”"
- "Having left that soldier who was evidently drunk, Rostóv stopped the horse of a batman or groom of some important personage and began to question him."
- "[A]s a rule the chambers were occupied only by Stack, who had been Wilfrid's batman in the war, and had for him one of those sphinx-like habits which wear better than expressed devotions."
- "He became my retainer, my batman, the solution to my ever-growing need for an extra pair of hands."
- "Thank you to a special Carer, Thank you for being my nurse, My housemaid, and my cook, My batman and my chauffeur, And my eyes when I forget to look!"
- "The Quease, as you will have read, thought this a huge cheek and, as is ever the case with her, was not slow to point it out. She further accused me of treating him as my batman."
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”).
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈbæt.mən/