"batman" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbæt.mən/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-au-batman.ogg [Australia] Forms: batmen [plural]
Etymology: From bat (“packsaddle”) + man. The element bat is from French bât, from Old French bast, from Late Latin bastum, possibly from Ancient Greek βαστάζειν (bastázein, “to bear, carry, lift”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|bat|man|t1=packsaddle}} bat (“packsaddle”) + man, {{der|en|fr|bât}} French bât, {{der|en|fro|bast}} Old French bast, {{der|en|LL.|bastum}} Late Latin bastum, {{der|en|grc|βαστάζειν|t=to bear, carry, lift}} Ancient Greek βαστάζειν (bastázein, “to bear, carry, lift”) Head templates: {{en-noun|batmen}} batman (plural batmen)
  1. (military) A servant or valet to a military officer. Categories (topical): Military Synonyms: orderly Translations (servant to an army officer — see also orderly): ордина́рец (ordinárec) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ordonnans [masculine] (Dutch), ушмовардо (ušmovardo) (Erzya), sotilaspalvelija (Finnish), ordonnance [feminine, masculine] (French), Ordonnanz [feminine] (German), Ordonanz [feminine] (German), tisztiszolga (Hungarian), attendente [masculine] (Italian), cacula [masculine] (Latin), орди́нарец (ordínarec) [masculine] (Macedonian), ордона́нс (ordonáns) [masculine] (Macedonian), ordynans [masculine] (Polish), денщи́к (denščík) [masculine] (Russian), ордина́рец (ordinárec) [masculine] (Russian), вестово́й (vestovój) [masculine] (Russian), emir eri (Turkish), emirber (Turkish), hizmet eri (Turkish), yaver (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-batman-en-noun-en:orderly Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'servant to an army officer — see also orderly': 78 22
  2. (by extension, informal) A personal assistant or supporter. Tags: broadly, informal
    Sense id: en-batman-en-noun-NY3jkcke Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 46 3 23 7 17 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 35 4 25 11 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /batˈman/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: batmans [plural]
Rhymes: -an Etymology: From Ottoman Turkish بطمان (batman). Cognate with Chagatai [script needed] (bātmān). Etymology templates: {{senseid|en|Turkish|tag=p}}, {{bor|en|ota|بطمان|tr=batman}} Ottoman Turkish بطمان (batman), {{cog|chg|tr=bātmān}} Chagatai [script needed] (bātmān), {{senseid-close|tag=p}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} batman (plural batmans)
  1. (Turkish units of measure) A unit of weight established in 1931 equal to 10 kg. Translations (former unit of weight): Batman [masculine] (German), بطمان (batman) (Ottoman Turkish), باطمان (Ottoman Turkish), باتمان (Ottoman Turkish), батма́н (batmán) [masculine] (Russian), batman (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-batman-en-noun-xiwS9R96 Disambiguation of 'former unit of weight': 59 41
  2. (historical units of measure) A Turkish unit of weight varying by location, time, and item from 2–8 okas (about 2.5–10 kg). Tags: historical Categories (topical): Units of measure Meronyms (subdivisions): dirhem, dram, cheki, rottol, rotl, oka Meronyms (superdivisions): kantar, quintal, cheki
    Sense id: en-batman-en-noun-MZ425amk Disambiguation of Units of measure: 3 23 13 48 4 9 Topics: units-of-measure Disambiguation of 'subdivisions': 7 93 Disambiguation of 'superdivisions': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: man (alt: من) (english: Persian contexts), maund (english: Indian contexts)
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈbæt.mən/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-au-batman.ogg [Australia] Forms: batmans [present, singular, third-person], batmanning [participle, present], batmanned [participle, past], batmanned [past]
Etymology: From bat (“packsaddle”) + man. The element bat is from French bât, from Old French bast, from Late Latin bastum, possibly from Ancient Greek βαστάζειν (bastázein, “to bear, carry, lift”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|bat|man|t1=packsaddle}} bat (“packsaddle”) + man, {{der|en|fr|bât}} French bât, {{der|en|fro|bast}} Old French bast, {{der|en|LL.|bastum}} Late Latin bastum, {{der|en|grc|βαστάζειν|t=to bear, carry, lift}} Ancient Greek βαστάζειν (bastázein, “to bear, carry, lift”) Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} batman (third-person singular simple present batmans, present participle batmanning, simple past and past participle batmanned)
  1. To act as a batman, wait on an officer. Related terms: batter, batty man
    Sense id: en-batman-en-verb-MEZbTMsZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: batmans [present, singular, third-person], batmanning [participle, present], batmanned [participle, past], batmanned [past]
Etymology: In reference to the superhero Batman. Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} batman (third-person singular simple present batmans, present participle batmanning, simple past and past participle batmanned)
  1. (slang, mountaineering) To climb up or down a rope free hand (i.e. as Batman does). Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-batman-en-verb-tujYf15f Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, mountaineering, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2012, Jeffery Hayton, Just One More Time, page 78",
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          "ref": "1583 July 20, J. Newbery, letter in Richard Hakluyt's The Principall Navigations, Voiages, and Discoveries of the English Nation, p. 209",
          "text": "Euery bateman [in Bagdad] maketh 7. pound and 5. ounces English waight."
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          "ref": "1614, Samuel Purchas, Purchas His Pilgrimage, page 544",
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          "ref": "1753, G. Thompson & al. in Jonas Hanway's Historical Account of the British Trade over the Caspian Sea, Vol. I, p. 351",
          "text": "Their weights [in Khiva] are the great batman equal to 18 lb. russian, and the lesser batman 9¼."
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          "ref": "1819, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopaedia, Vol. XXX, s.v. \"Rottolo\"",
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        },
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          "ref": "1900, William B. Dick, Encyclopedia of Practical Receipts and Processes, page 530",
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          "ref": "1993, Steve Roper, Allen Steck, The Best of Ascent: Twenty-Five Years of the Mountaineering Experience",
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          "ref": "2005, Alan Hobson, Jamie Clarke, Above All Else: The Everest Dream, page 53",
          "text": "Instead, they batmanned effortlessly hand-over-hand up the rope like kids pulling in perch.",
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          "text": "The Germans had left fixed ropes in place, which the Brits unashamedly batmanned up to reach the summit ridge.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
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          "text": "So without hesitation I “batmanned” the rope, freed it, and we continued.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2018, Nate Fitch, Ron Funderburke, Climbing: From First-Timer to Gym Climber",
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}
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          "ref": "2014, Andrew S Cowan, Estate Life, page 186",
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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  "etymology_text": "From Ottoman Turkish بطمان (batman). Cognate with Chagatai [script needed] (bātmān).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "batmans",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "batman (plural batmans)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "bat‧man"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "meronyms": [
    {
      "sense": "subdivisions",
      "word": "dirhem"
    },
    {
      "sense": "subdivisions",
      "word": "dram"
    },
    {
      "sense": "subdivisions",
      "word": "cheki"
    },
    {
      "sense": "subdivisions",
      "word": "rottol"
    },
    {
      "sense": "subdivisions",
      "word": "rotl"
    },
    {
      "sense": "subdivisions",
      "word": "oka"
    },
    {
      "sense": "superdivisions",
      "word": "kantar"
    },
    {
      "sense": "superdivisions",
      "word": "quintal"
    },
    {
      "sense": "superdivisions",
      "word": "cheki"
    }
  ],
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A unit of weight established in 1931 equal to 10 kg."
      ],
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        ],
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          "establish"
        ],
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        ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Turkish units of measure) A unit of weight established in 1931 equal to 10 kg."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with historical senses",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1583 July 20, J. Newbery, letter in Richard Hakluyt's The Principall Navigations, Voiages, and Discoveries of the English Nation, p. 209",
          "text": "Euery bateman [in Bagdad] maketh 7. pound and 5. ounces English waight."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1614, Samuel Purchas, Purchas His Pilgrimage, page 544",
          "text": "A Batman is fiue and fiftie pound weight English.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1753, G. Thompson & al. in Jonas Hanway's Historical Account of the British Trade over the Caspian Sea, Vol. I, p. 351",
          "text": "Their weights [in Khiva] are the great batman equal to 18 lb. russian, and the lesser batman 9¼."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1819, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopaedia, Vol. XXX, s.v. \"Rottolo\"",
          "text": "At Smyrna, the cantaro, or kintal, contains 45 okes, or 100 rottoli. The batman is 6 okes, or 2400 drachms; and the oke is 400 drachms, and the rottolo = 180 drachms. The cantaro of 45 okes weighs 123 lbs. 4 oz. avoirdupois; and, therefore, the oke is = 2 lbs. 11 oz. 13 drs. avoirdupois."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1900, William B. Dick, Encyclopedia of Practical Receipts and Processes, page 530",
          "text": "6107. Turkish Weights. The Turkish Chequi is 11⅓ ounces avoirdupois...\n1 Batman = 6 Okas\n1 Oka = 4 Chequi",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A Turkish unit of weight varying by location, time, and item from 2–8 okas (about 2.5–10 kg)."
      ],
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          "Turkish"
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        ],
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        ],
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical units of measure) A Turkish unit of weight varying by location, time, and item from 2–8 okas (about 2.5–10 kg)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "units-of-measure"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/batˈman/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-an"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "alt": "من",
      "english": "Persian contexts",
      "word": "man"
    },
    {
      "english": "Indian contexts",
      "word": "maund"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "former unit of weight",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Batman"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "batman",
      "sense": "former unit of weight",
      "word": "بطمان"
    },
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      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "sense": "former unit of weight",
      "word": "باطمان"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "sense": "former unit of weight",
      "word": "باتمان"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "batmán",
      "sense": "former unit of weight",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "батма́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "former unit of weight",
      "word": "batman"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Batman (unit)",
    "Edward Ardizzone",
    "Imperial War Museum"
  ],
  "word": "batman"
}

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  "etymology_number": 3,
  "etymology_text": "In reference to the superhero Batman.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "batmans",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "batmanning",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "batmanned",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "batmanned",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "++"
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1993, Steve Roper, Allen Steck, The Best of Ascent: Twenty-Five Years of the Mountaineering Experience",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2005, Alan Hobson, Jamie Clarke, Above All Else: The Everest Dream, page 53",
          "text": "Instead, they batmanned effortlessly hand-over-hand up the rope like kids pulling in perch.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2006, Alpinist - Issue 18; Issue 20, page 36",
          "text": "The Germans had left fixed ropes in place, which the Brits unashamedly batmanned up to reach the summit ridge.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011, Kerry Burns, Cameron Burns, Climb: Tales of Man Versus Boulder, Crag, Wall, and Peak, page 96",
          "text": "So without hesitation I “batmanned” the rope, freed it, and we continued.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2018, Nate Fitch, Ron Funderburke, Climbing: From First-Timer to Gym Climber",
          "text": "When climbers fall they will usually want to return to their high point to resume climbing, and that will either involve batmanning or boinking.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To climb up or down a rope free hand (i.e. as Batman does)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "free hand",
          "free hand"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, mountaineering) To climb up or down a rope free hand (i.e. as Batman does)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "mountaineering",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Edward Ardizzone",
    "Imperial War Museum"
  ],
  "word": "batman"
}

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