batman

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see also: Batman

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈbætmən/

Noun

batman (plural batmen)

1. (military) A servant or valet to an army officer.
2. (by extension, informal) A personal assistant or supporter.

Translations

• French: ordonnance
• German: Ordonnanz, Ordonanz
• Italian: attendente
• Russian: денщи́к

Verb

batman (batmans, present participle batmanned; past and past participle batmanning)

1. To act as a batman.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /batˈman/

Noun

batman (plural batmans)

1. (Turkish units of measure) A unit of weight established in 1931 equal to 10 kg.
2. (historical units of measure) A Turkish unit of weight varying by location, time, and item from 2–8 okas (about 2.5–10 kg).
   • 1583 July 20, J. Newbery, letter in Richard Hakluyt's The Principall Navigations, Voiages, and Discoveries of the English Nation, p. 209:

     Euery bateman [in Bagdad] maketh 7. pound and 5. ounces English waight.

   • 1614, Samuel Purchas, Purchas His Pilgrimage, p. 544:

     A Batman is fiue and fiftie pound weight English.

   • 1753, G. Thompson & al. in Jonas Hanway's Historical Account of the British Trade over the Caspian Sea, Vol. I, p. 351:

     Their weights [in Khiva] are the great batman equal to 18 lb. russian, and the lesser batman 9¼.

   • 1819, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopaedia, Vol. XXX ↗, s.v. "Rottolo" ↗:

     At Smyrna, the cantaro, or kintal, contains 45 okes, or 100 rottoli. The batman is 6 okes, or 2400 drachms; and the oke is 400 drachms, and the rottolo = 180 drachms. The cantaro of 45 okes weighs 123 lbs. 4 oz. avoirdupois; and, therefore, the oke is = 2 lbs. 11 oz. 13 drs. avoirdupois.

   • 1900, William B. Dick, Encyclopedia of Practical Receipts and Processes ↗, p. 530 ↗:

     6107. Turkish Weights. The Turkish Chequi is 11⅓ ounces avoirdupois...
     1 Batman = 6 Okas
     1 Oka = 4 Chequi

Synonyms

• man (من) (Persian contexts); maund (Indian contexts)

Translations

• German: Batman
• Russian: батма́н

Verb

batman (batmans, present participle batmanning; past and past participle batmanned)

1. (slang, mountaineering) To climb up or down a rope free hand (i.e. as Batman does).

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Batman

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /batˈman/

Proper noun

1. A province in Turkey.
2. The capital city of Batman Province, Turkey.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈbætmæn/

Proper noun

1. Surname

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈbætmæn/

Proper noun

1. A fictional hero of DC Comics, noted for his intellect and stealth, who uses a bat-themed costume and equipment (including a belt with an array of utilities) and is assisted by his sidekick Robin.
   • 2015, Sarah Cross, Tear You Apart (Carolrhoda Lab, ISBN 9781606845929), page 68:

     “But next time—” Night vanished before the guard could finish—just kind of disappeared like Batman—which Viv found almost as annoying as the fact that he'd dragged her down a well. He didn't think he had to explain himself?

   • 2019, Sean Johnson, Strange Like Me, page 212:

     I watched through squinted eyes as the driver-side door opened and a man stepped out wielding a Maglite, his other hand placed on his Batman-like utility belt. What all did they keep in those things? Surely the pistol, a few clips, handcuffs, ...

Translations

• French: Batman
• German: Batman
• Italian: Batman
• Portuguese: Batman
• Russian: Бэ́тмен
• Spanish: Batman

Interjection

1. An intensifier for interjections created with the adjective holy, in imitation of dialogue between Batman and his sidekick Robin.

   Holy guacamole, Batman!

Verb

batman (Batmans, present participle Batmanning; past and past participle Batmanned)

1. (slang, mountaineering) Alternative form of batman (etymology 3)

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