bat·man

(băt′mən)

A British military officer's orderly.

[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

[C18: from Old French bat, bast, from Medieval Latin bastum packsaddle]

Batman

(ˈbætˌmæn)

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

Batman

(ˈbætmən)

(Biography) John. 1801–39, a pioneer who selected the site of the city of Melbourne

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bat•man

(ˈbæt mən)

n., pl. -men.

(in the British army) a soldier assigned to an officer as a servant.

[1745–55; short for bat-horse man=bat < French bât packsaddle < Vulgar Latin *bastum, n. derivative of *bastāre to carry]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

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

Μπάτμαν

Vespertviro

Batman

Nahkhiirmees

Lepakkomies

Batman

Leðurblökumaðurinn

Batman

バットマン

배트맨

Betmens

Batman

Бэтмен денщик

BatmanLäderlappen

แบทแมน

Người dơi

蝙蝠俠

batman

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

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batman

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

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batman

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

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