batman

bat·man  (btmn)

n.

A British military officer's orderly.

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[Obsolete bat, packsaddle (from French bât, from Old French bast, from Late Latin bastum) + man.]

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batman [ˈbætmən]

n pl -men

(Military) an officer's personal servant in any of the armed forces

[from Old French bat, bast, from Medieval Latin bastum packsaddle]

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Batman [ˈbætˌmæn]

n

a character in an American comic strip and several films who secretly assumes a batlike costume in order to fight crime

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Batman²

n

(Biographies / Batman, John (1801-1839) M, Australian, MISC: pioneer) John. 1801-39, a pioneer who selected the site of the city of Melbourne

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

batman - an orderly assigned to serve a British military officer attendant, attender, tender - someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

Translations

batman [ˈbætmən] N (batmen (pl)) (Brit) (Mil) → ordenanza m

batman

n pl <-men> (Mil) → (Offiziers)bursche m

batman [ˈbætˌmæn] n (batmen (pl)) (Brit) (Mil) → attendente m

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batman [ˈbætˌmæn] n (batmen (pl)) (Brit) (Mil) → attendente m