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bat·man  (btmn)
n.
A British military officer's orderly.
[Obsolete bat, packsaddle (from French bât, from Old French bast, from Late Latin bastum) + man.]
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]
Batman [ˈbætˌmæn]
n
a character in an American comic strip and several films who secretly assumes a batlike costume in order to fight crime
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
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Noun1.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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