Definition of BATMAN

batman

Meanings

Plural: batmans, batmen

Noun

  • an orderly assigned to serve a British military officer
  • A servant or valet to a military officer.
  • A personal assistant or supporter.
  • A unit of weight established in 1931 equal to 10 kg.
  • 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.

Verb

  • To act as a batman, wait on an officer.
  • To climb up or down a rope free hand (i.e. as Batman does).

Origin / Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

man, maund, orderly

Scrabble Score: 10

batman is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
batman is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
batman is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

batman is a valid Words With Friends word