Meaning

5 senses
  1. A servant or valet to a military officer.

    Ordonnanz, Ordonnanzoffizier

    денщи́кdenščík, ордина́рецordinárec, вестово́йvestovój

    a male orderly assigned to serve a British military officer

  2. (broadly, informal)A personal assistant or supporter.

  3. A unit of weight established in 1931 equal to 10 kg.

    Batman

    батма́нbatmán

  4. (historical)A Turkish unit of weight varying by location, time, and item from 2–8 okas (about 2.5–10 kg).

  5. Coelostathma discopunctana, a moth of Eastern North America.

Examples

25 sentences
  1. Tom dressed up as Batman.

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  2. Tom collects Batman and Superman comic books.

    ruТом собирает комиксы с Бэтменом и Суперменом.

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  3. Is Batman gay?

    Чи Бетмен ґей?

    deIst Batman schwul?

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  4. Batman has the best grappling hook.

    deBatman hat den besten Enterhaken.

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  5. Batman is, above all else, a superhero.

    ruБэтмен, кроме всего прочего, — супергерой.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
servant to an army officer — see also orderly:
former unit of weight:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
servant to an army officer — see also orderly:
former unit of weight:

Origin

From bat (“packsaddle”) + man. The element bat is from French bât, from Old French bast, f

From bat (“packsaddle”) + man. The element bat is from French bât, from Old French bast, from Late Latin bastum, possibly from Ancient Greek βαστάζω (bastázō, “to bear, carry, lift”).

From Ottoman Turkish بطمان (batman). Cognate with Chagatai [script needed] (bātmān).

In reference to the superhero Batman.

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Forms

plural: batmen / batmans
Singularbatman
Pluralbatmen / batmans

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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