pitman

[ pit-muhn ]

/ ˈpɪt mən /

noun, plural pit·men for 1, pit·mans for 2.

a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.

Machinery. any of certain types of connecting rods.

Origin of pitman

First recorded in 1600–10; pit¹ + -man

Words nearby pitman

pitiable, pitier, pitiful, pitiless, Pitjantjatjara, pitman, Pitocin, pit of stomach, piton, Pitot-static tube, Pitot tube

Definition for pitman (2 of 2)

Pitman

[ pit-muhn ]

/ ˈpɪt mən /

noun

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

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for pitman

Even as the thing subsided, an eye-glass tingled to the floor and rolled toward the screaming Pitman.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
I have, for instance, never heard a voice like Mr. Pitman's, although Mr. Harry Lauder's in a phonograph resembles it.
The Case of Jennie Brice|Mary Roberts Rinehart
Alfred, he started to run away one night awhile back, after Pitman had whipped him for planting the wrong seed-corn.
Dixie Hart|Will N. Harben
Though Hope, to curry favour, made a great fuss of Miss Pitman to her face, she was not loyal to her behind her back.
A Pair of Schoolgirls|Angela Brazil

Joseph Skipsey, the pitman poet, in a simple ballad, tells the pathetic story.
Northumberland Yesterday and To-day|Jean F. Terry

British Dictionary definitions for pitman (1 of 2)

pitman

/ (ˈpɪtmən) /

noun plural -men

mainly Scot and Northern English a person who works down a mine, esp a coal miner

British Dictionary definitions for pitman (2 of 2)

Pitman

/ (ˈpɪtmən) /

noun

Sir Isaac. 1813–97, English inventor of a system of phonetic shorthand (1837)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	pitman
释义	pitman [ pit-muhn ] / ˈpɪt mən / noun, plural pit·men for 1, pit·mans for 2. a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining. Machinery. any of certain types of connecting rods. Origin of pitman First recorded in 1600–10; pit¹ + -man Words nearby pitman pitiable, pitier, pitiful, pitiless, Pitjantjatjara, pitman, Pitocin, pit of stomach, piton, Pitot-static tube, Pitot tube Definition for pitman (2 of 2) Pitman [ pit-muhn ] / ˈpɪt mən / noun Sir Isaac, 1813–97, English inventor of a system of shorthand. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pitman Even as the thing subsided, an eye-glass tingled to the floor and rolled toward the screaming Pitman. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25)\|Robert Louis Stevenson I have, for instance, never heard a voice like Mr. Pitman's, although Mr. Harry Lauder's in a phonograph resembles it. The Case of Jennie Brice\|Mary Roberts Rinehart Alfred, he started to run away one night awhile back, after Pitman had whipped him for planting the wrong seed-corn. Dixie Hart\|Will N. Harben Though Hope, to curry favour, made a great fuss of Miss Pitman to her face, she was not loyal to her behind her back. A Pair of Schoolgirls\|Angela Brazil Joseph Skipsey, the pitman poet, in a simple ballad, tells the pathetic story. Northumberland Yesterday and To-day\|Jean F. Terry British Dictionary definitions for pitman (1 of 2) pitman / (ˈpɪtmən) / noun plural -men mainly Scot and Northern English a person who works down a mine, esp a coal miner British Dictionary definitions for pitman (2 of 2) Pitman / (ˈpɪtmən) / noun Sir Isaac. 1813–97, English inventor of a system of phonetic shorthand (1837) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看	fluocinonide fluon fluophosphate fluophosphoric acid fluor fluorapatite fluorene fluoresce fluorescein fluorescence fluorescence-activated cell sorter fluorescent fluorescent antibody technique fluorescent antinuclear antibody test fluorescent lamp fluorescent microscope fluorescent screen fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption test fluoric fluoridate fluoridation fluoride fluoride number fluoridization fluoridize