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batman

[ bat-muhn ]

noun

, plural bat·men.
  1. a soldier assigned to an officer as a servant.


Batman

1

/ ˈbætˌmæn /

noun

  1. a character in an American comic strip and several films who secretly assumes a batlike costume in order to fight crime
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


batman

2

/ ˈbætmən /

noun

  1. an officer's personal servant in any of the armed forces
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Batman

3

/ ˈbætmən /

noun

  1. BatmanJohn18011839MAustralianMISC: pioneer John . 1801–39, a pioneer who selected the site of the city of Melbourne
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Batman

  1. A comic strip character that first appeared in 1939. With his faithful sidekick Robin (the Boy Wonder), Batman fights crime in Gotham City, foiling evil villains such as the Joker and the Riddler.


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Notes

Batman's adventures have been widely adapted for television and a number of motion pictures.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of batman1

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of batman1

C18: from Old French bat , bast , from Medieval Latin bastum packsaddle
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Example Sentences

Christian Bale’s first Batsuit in Batman Begins also offered protection from gunshots, though Lucious Fox explicitly advised against taking direct hits.

I heard that at one point you were trying to put together a Batman musical on Broadway.

With Batman and Planet of the Apes, you seem to be operating around 15 years ahead of the culture.

Comic book heroes are even hotter—Spiderman and Batman probably earn more money nowadays than Warren Buffett and Bill Gates.

I grew up with the Burton/Keaton Batman films, but then you converted me.

When she joins Batman and Superman in the Justice Society of America, she does so as secretary.

So I told my batman to get hot water brought there in the mornings.

He had been Colonel Crofton's batman during part of the war, and was evidently much attached to him.

Batman again started on foot to explore that river whose mouth lay there in front of him.

Trees were cut with notches, in order to fix the boundaries, and in the afternoon Batman took leave of his black friends.

Chaucer said he would be delighted, if we would send to his batman and tell him to bring down his razor and toothbrush.

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