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How to use batman in a sentence

17 example sentences · noun, verb

Batman means a servant or valet to a military officer. Example: “Batman is in constant conflict with his nemesis, The Joker.”

Examples of batman by meaning

nounA 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
  • Having left that soldier who was evidently drunk, Rostóv stopped the horse of a batman or groom of some important personage and began to question him.1922, chapter XVIII, in Aylmer and Louise Maude, transl., War and Peace, translation of original by Leo Tolstoy, book 3

nounA 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
  • Thank you to a special Carer, Thank you for being my nurse, My housemaid, and my cook, My batman and my chauffeur, And my eyes when I forget to look!2012, Jeffery Hayton, Just One More Time, →ISBN, page 78
  • She further accused me of treating him as my batman.2014, Andrew S Cowan, Estate Life, →ISBN, page 186

verbTo act as a batman, wait on an officer.

  • Batmanning was voluntary.1985, Chris Vokes, John Philip Maclean, Vokes, my story, page 98
  • OK, I batmanned.2000, Baylor Wetzel, Winter Project, →ISBN, page 96
  • Yes, well, had I known you were having a row with the loo, I would have batmanned the other direction.2014, Andris Bear, Lust

verbTo climb up or down a rope free hand (i.e. as Batman does).

  • At 16,200 feet I batmanned madly down the fixed ropes, stopping constantly to catch my breath, not sure how much longer I could continue.1993, Steve Roper, Allen Steck, The Best of Ascent: Twenty-Five Years of the Mountaineering Experience
  • Instead, they batmanned effortlessly hand-over-hand up the rope like kids pulling in perch.2005, Alan Hobson, Jamie Clarke, Above All Else: The Everest Dream, →ISBN, page 53
  • The Germans had left fixed ropes in place, which the Brits unashamedly batmanned up to reach the summit ridge.2006, Alpinist - Issue 18; Issue 20, page 36

More sentences with batman

  • Batman is in constant conflict with his nemesis, The Joker.From the entry nemesis
  • Shortly, the Colonel’s batman entered and began to decant tea from a silver tea set.2004, John R. H. Tucker, The Legend of Canada Jack, Trafford Publishing, →ISBN, page 158. From the entry decantation
  • Batman: I don't talk about feelings, Alfred.2017, The Lego Batman Movie. From the entry 24/7/365
  • Batman changed gears and fanged the car a little too fast around a corner, almost skidding onto Elizabeth Street at the back of Redfern.2017, Karen M. Davis, Fatal Mistake. From the entry fang
  • Then for reasons best beknownst to him, the batman took note of the woman's presence and then tried to shrug off the glamour o’ sea.2008, Miles Hawke, The Dragonnade, →ISBN, page 56. From the entry beknownst
  • Batman and Robin, the dynamic duo, come batmobiling right out of the old comic strip into a toy gift set for youngsters.1975 December, Maureen Smith, “Tinkertoys and Teddybears and Other Old Favorites”, in McCall's, page 9. From the entry batmobile

Meaning of batman

  1. noun A servant or valet to a military officer.
  2. noun A personal assistant or supporter.
  3. verb To act as a batman, wait on an officer.

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Questions about batman in a sentence

How do you use batman in a sentence?
Batman is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Batman is in constant conflict with his nemesis, The Joker.”
What is a short sentence with batman?
“Batmanning was voluntary.”
What does batman mean?
Batman means a servant or valet to a military officer.

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