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pitman

/ˈpɪt.mən/

pitman noun: one who works in a pit, as in mining, in sawing timber, etc.

Noun

pitman (plural pitmans or pitmen)

  1. (plural "pitmen") One who works in a pit, as in mining, in sawing timber, etc.
    • The train proceeded to North Pittington Colliery, 600 yd. away, where the Duke viewed the new winning, examined the pumping and drawing engines, and saw how pitmen descended and ascended the shaft.1948 January and February, “Notes and News: Duke of Wellington's Early Railway Journey”, in Railway Magazine, page 55
  2. A connecting rod in machinery, especially in a sawmill.
    • I also claim the combination of the separator shaft with the shoe, and with the pitman, for the purpose of imparting to it a recriprocating horizontal movement, and a vibratory movement on its axis at the same time,...1847, editorial staff, “Winnowing Machines”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 9, page 68

Proper noun capitalized: Pitman

Pitman (countable and uncountable, plural Pitmans)

  1. A surname.
  2. A hamlet in the rural municipality of Redburn No. 130, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  3. A borough in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States, named after the Rev. Charles Pitman.
  4. An unincorporated community in Eldred Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Forms of pitman

Noun
pluralpitmans
pluralpitmen
Proper noun
pluralPitmans

Plural of pitman: pitmans or pitmen

Origin of pitman

From pit + -man.

Words formed from pitman

Phrases with pitman

Words that rhyme with pitman

Questions about pitman

What does pitman mean?
Pitman means one who works in a pit, as in mining, in sawing timber, etc.
What part of speech is pitman?
Pitman can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce pitman?
Pitman is pronounced /ˈpɪt.mən/.
What is the plural of pitman?
The plural of pitman is pitmans.

Words near pitman in the dictionary

  1. pitless vipers
  2. pitlike
  3. pitline
  4. pitlines
  5. Pitlochry
  6. pitman
  7. pitman arm
  8. pitman arms
  9. pitmans
  10. pitmaster
  11. pitmasters

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