batmen

Noun (1)

batman (plural batmen)

1. A servant or valet to a military officer.
   • “Private McLean,” he called to his batman who, for one-and-six a week, cared for his belongings, “tak' chairge o' the dog, wull ye, an' fetch 'im to the non-com mess when ye come to put ma kit i' gude order.”1912, Eleanor Atkinson, Greyfriars Bobby

   Synonyms:

   orderly

2. (broadly, informal) A personal assistant or supporter.
   • He became my retainer, my batman, the solution to my ever-growing need for an extra pair of hands.2008, Darren Smith, Fade, →ISBN, page 278

Noun (2)

batman (plural batmans)

1. (Turkish units of measure) A unit of weight established in 1931 equal to 10 kg.
2. (historical) A Turkish unit of weight varying by location, time, and item from 2–8 okas (about 2.5–10 kg).
   • Euery bateman [in Bagdad] maketh 7. pound and 5. ounces English waight.1583 July 20, J. Newbery, letter in Richard Hakluyt's The Principall Navigations, Voiages, and Discoveries of the English Nation, p. 209

Noun (3)

batman

1. Coelostathma discopunctana, a moth of Eastern North America.

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