batman
A servant or valet to a military officerA servant or valet to a military officer.
» Tom dressed up as Batman.
CM · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 sensesA servant or valet to a military officer.
Ordonnanz, Ordonnanzoffizier
денщи́кdenščík, ордина́рецordinárec, вестово́йvestovój
a male orderly assigned to serve a British military officer
(broadly, informal)A personal assistant or supporter.
A unit of weight established in 1931 equal to 10 kg.
Batman
батма́нbatmán
(historical)A Turkish unit of weight varying by location, time, and item from 2–8 okas (about 2.5–10 kg).
Coelostathma discopunctana, a moth of Eastern North America.
Examples
25 sentencesTom dressed up as Batman.
Tom collects Batman and Superman comic books.
ruТом собирает комиксы с Бэтменом и Суперменом. — marafon
Is Batman gay?
Чи Бетмен ґей? — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
deIst Batman schwul? — rul · CC BY 2.0 FR
Batman has the best grappling hook.
deBatman hat den besten Enterhaken. — Yorwba
Batman is, above all else, a superhero.
ruБэтмен, кроме всего прочего, — супергерой. — marafon
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From bat (“packsaddle”) + man. The element bat is from French bât, from Old French bast, fFrom 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 / batmansSynonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.