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pitman

1

[ pit-muhn ]

noun

, plural pit·men pit·mans
  1. a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
  2. Machinery. any of certain types of connecting rods.


Pitman

2

[ pit-muhn ]

noun

  1. Sir Isaac, 1813–97, English inventor of a system of shorthand.

Pitman

1

/ ˈpɪtmən /

noun

  1. PitmanSir Isaac18131897MEnglishLANGUAGE: phonetician Sir Isaac. 1813–97, English inventor of a system of phonetic shorthand (1837)


pitman

2

/ ˈpɪtmən /

noun

  1. a person who works down a mine, esp a coal miner

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pitman1

First recorded in 1600–10; pit 1 + -man

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Example Sentences

In fact, unlike his colleague Karim Nader, Roger Pitman refused to comment on their findings so far.

We desire here to express appreciation for the valuable assistance of Mr. Norman Hinsdale Pitman.

It seems strangely like old times to me to be making these jottings in Pitman's shorthand.

Judge Pitman tells me that one of the reasons why Cooley and his wife disagree is that there is such a difference in their height.

Pitman's imagination sometimes glows with unnatural heat, and he may have embellished the original narrative of Mrs. Cooley.

We procured some additional boards, and while Pitman seized the sufferer by one arm I grasped the other.

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