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 Definitions of pitman  [ˈpɪt mən]  

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Definition of 'pitman' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) Pitman
Sir Isaac, 1813–97, English inventor of a system of shorthand.


Definition of 'pitman' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) Pitman, Sir Isaac Pitman
English educator who invented a system of phonetic shorthand (1813-1897)

2. (noun) coal miner, collier, pitman
someone who works in a coal mine


Definition of 'pitman' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) pitman
one who works in a pit, as in mining, in sawing timber, etc

2. (noun) pitman
the connecting rod in a sawmill; also, sometimes, a connecting rod in other machinery



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