"pitman" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɪt.mən/ Forms: pitmans [plural], pitmen [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪtmən Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *puti Old English pytt Middle English pit English pit English -man English pitman From pit + -man. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|pit|-man|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *puti Old English pytt Middle English pit English pit English -man English pitman [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "pytt", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "pit", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "pit", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-man", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "pitman", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="pitman"> From 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)
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  2. (plural "pitmen" or "pitmans") A connecting rod in machinery, especially in a sawmill.
    Sense id: en-pitman-en-noun-MU5OwbaY Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -man Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pitman arm

Inflected forms

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