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pitman

Noun

pit=man

WORDNET DICTIONARY

pitman(n = noun.person) sir isaac pitman - English educator who invented a system of phonetic shorthand (1813-1897); Array

is a kind of educator, pedagog, pedagogue

pitman(n = noun.person) coal miner, collier - someone who works in a coal mine; Array

is a kind of miner, mineworker

pitman, n.

One who works in a pit, as in mining, in sawing timber, etc. [1913 Webster]
The connecting rod in a sawmill; also, sometimes, a connecting rod in other machinery. [1913 Webster]

pitman, n.
1 (pl. -men) a collier.
2 US (pl. -mans) a connecting rod in machinery.

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