Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pitman

/ˈpɪt.mən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables: pit-man
IPA: /ˈpɪt.mən/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who works in a pit, as in mining, in sawing timber, etc.

noun

A connecting rod in machinery, especially in a sawmill.

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The train proceeded to North Pittington Colliery, 600 yd. away, where the Duke viewed the new winning, examined the pumping and drawing engines, and saw how pitmen descended and ascended the shaft."
"I also claim the combination of the separator shaft with the shoe, and with the pitman, for the purpose of imparting to it a recriprocating horizontal movement, and a vibratory movement on its axis at the same time,..."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *puti Old English pytt Middle English pit English pit English -man English pitman From pit + -man.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pitmans (plural) pitmen (plural)

Phrases

pitman arm Pitman shorthand

Rhymes With

whitman pittman wittman littman wittmann litman kitman dittman rittman witman dittmann titman

Questions

How do you pronounce pitman?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɪt.mən/.
What does pitman mean?: One who works in a pit, as in mining, in sawing timber, etc.
Where does pitman come from?: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *puti Old English pytt Middle English pit English pit English -man English pitman From pit + -man.

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