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bat·man

 (băt′mən)
n.
A British military officer's orderly.

[Obsolete bat, packsaddle (from French bât, from Old French bast, from Late Latin bastum) + man.]
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batman

(ˈbætmən)
n, pl -men
(Military) an officer's personal servant in any of the armed forces
[C18: from Old French bat, bast, from Medieval Latin bastum packsaddle]

Batman

(ˈbætˌmæn)
n
a character in an American comic strip and several films who secretly assumes a batlike costume in order to fight crime

Batman

(ˈbætmən)
n
(Biography) John. 1801–39, a pioneer who selected the site of the city of Melbourne
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bat•man

(ˈbæt mən)

n., pl. -men.
(in the British army) a soldier assigned to an officer as a servant.
[1745–55; short for bat-horse man=bat < French bât packsaddle < Vulgar Latin *bastum, n. derivative of *bastāre to carry]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.batman - an orderly assigned to serve a British military officer
attendant, attender, tender - someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
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Translations
Batman
Vespertviro
Nahkhiirmees
Lepakkomies
Batman
Leðurblökumaðurinn
Batman
バットマン
배트맨
Betmens
Batman
BatmanLäderlappen
แบทแมน
Người dơi
蝙蝠俠

batman

[ˈbætmən] N (batmen (pl)) (Brit) (Mil) → ordenanza m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

batman

n pl <-men> (Mil) → (Offiziers)bursche m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

batman

[ˈbætˌmæn] n (batmen (pl)) (Brit) (Mil) → attendente m
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
References in classic literature ?
Having left that soldier who was evidently drunk, Rostov stopped the horse of a batman or groom of some important personage and began to question him.
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During a three-day charity event screening that featured Snyder's films 'Dawn of the Dead,' 'Watchmen' and 'Batman v Superman,' the director ranted about complaints of his murderous Dark Knight, Comic Book Resources reported on Sunday, March 24.
Holy milestones, Batman! Detective Comics, where the caped crusader debuted on March 30, 1939, will reach issue No 1,000 on March 27, just days before the hero's 80th birthday.
The 46-year old originally debuted for the role of Bruce Wayne or Batman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in 2016, carrying on to the role in Suicide Squad and Justice League (2017), inspiring the beloved '#Batfleck' hashtag and criticisms as regards his appropriateness for the role.
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ZThe first Batman story, The Case of the Chemical Syndicate, was published in Detective Comics in May 1939.