"pitman" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpɪt.mən/ Forms: pitmans [plural], pitmen [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪtmən Etymology: From pit + -man. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pit|man}} pit + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|s|pitmen}} pitman (plural pitmans or pitmen)
  1. (plural "pitmen") One who works in a pit, as in mining, in sawing timber, etc. Translations (one who works in a pit): въглекопач (vǎglekopač) [masculine] (Bulgarian), górnik [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-pitman-en-noun-GXca0jgm Disambiguation of 'one who works in a pit': 91 9
  2. (plural "pitmen" or "pitmans") A connecting rod in machinery, especially in a sawmill.
    Sense id: en-pitman-en-noun-MU5OwbaY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 30 70 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pitman arm

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for pitman meaning in All languages combined (2.2kB)

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