batman
noun
a soldier assigned to an officer as a servant.
batman
American
[bat-muhn]
/ ˈbæt mən /
noun
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batmen
plural
Batman
1
British
/ ˈbætmən /
noun
Batman
2
British
/ ˈbætˌmæn /
noun
batman
3
British
/ ˈbætmən /
noun
Batman
Cultural
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Batman's adventures have been widely adapted for television and a number of motion pictures.
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Etymology
Origin of batman
1745–55; short for bat-horse man, equivalent to bat < French bât packsaddle (< Vulgar Latin *bastum, noun derivative of *bastāre to carry < Late Greek *bastân, re-formation of Greek bastázein to lift, carry) + horse + man
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Meet the real batman, Michael Morbius, the so-called Living Vampire.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2022
"His batman voice im losing it????" a fan wrote.
From Fox News ● Oct. 16, 2021
There’s Bruce Wayne in an elegant tuxedo jacket with a not-so-discreet batman logo, carrying a leather backpack strapped to a skateboard.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 16, 2016
American comic book giants DC Comics are suing La Liga side Valencia over the use of their club logo, which the company says depicts a bat just like that sported by superhero batman.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2014
He had been the Colonel's batman in the war, he explained; they had been in Belgium together when the Germans had invaded and they had been together again for the Allied landing.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
And next month Glasgow is expected to double as Gotham City, when filming starts on the sequel to The Batman.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Two century-old film studios — with rights to Harry Potter, Batman, “Top Gun,” “The Big Bang Theory” and “Game of Thrones” — would be combined, and HBO and CNN would come under new ownership.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
It was nominated for Best Picture, proving the director could still rake in big bucks without the help of Batman IP and with the intricate plotting of his earliest works.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Moreover, it was entirely separate from the character’s source comics, with no mention of Batman to be found.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026
Jacket, pants, cap, boots, and bulletproof vest, like the kind the police have, but more heavy-duty and with shiny black plates across the front, like something Batman might wear.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
Moments later Gary is being ushered out in a blur of drivers and batmen and image-straighteners.
From The Guardian ● May 30, 2014
Or so the Leicestershire batmen made it appear in managing to lose all their first innings wickets in the space of 44.3 overs.
From The Guardian ● May 22, 2013
Rabbi Maurice N. Eisendrath, president of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, calls the would-be defenders "batmen" and "hoodlums."
From Time Magazine Archive
They are incarcerated in a luxurious villa, where the commandant is a former hotel manager and the guards behave like well-trained batmen.
From Time Magazine Archive
A wild tale was always better than a dull one; furthermore the "batmen" were our only sources of official information, and could always command a hearing.
From Kitchener's Mob Adventures of an American in the British Army by James Norman Hall
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