pitman
noun
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
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pitman
1 American
[pit-muhn]
/ ˈpɪt mən /
noun
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pitmen,
plural
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pitmans
plural
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a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
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Machinery. any of certain types of connecting rods.
Pitman
2
American
[pit-muhn]
/ ˈpɪt mən /
noun
Pitman
1
British
/ ˈpɪtmən /
noun
pitman
2
British
/ ˈpɪtmən /
noun
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Towering over a high street in a former mining heartland, a statue of a pitman reminds Cornwall of its industrial past.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2023
I grab a seat at the counter to watch the pitman, John Talley, at work, mincing and slicing a hot, black-crusted pork shoulder.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 28, 2016
A new full-time pitman, 27-year-old Daniel Williams from Reedville, Va., was hired about a year ago to replace 72-year-old James Howell, a veteran of some 30 years, who continues part time.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 20, 2015
Paintings of a colliery and of a miners' pub, by the pitman painter Norman Cornish, hang on the walls.
From The Guardian ● May 18, 2013
He did not believe anyone had been in that part of the great maze for months; there was nothing to bring a pitman there.
From Son Philip by Anonymous
Pitman acknowledged legitimate concerns about children's wellbeing online, noting social media's potential mental health impacts.
From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025
In Pitman, N.J., 32-year-old Catherine Marshall has always known she wanted to be financially independent before potentially choosing to share her life—and her money—with someone else.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2025
Dr Derek Pitman, head of archaeology at the university, said the wreck was "really well preserved".
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2024
District Judge Robert Pitman ordered 17 books returned to Kingsland library shelves while a citizen lawsuit against book banning proceeded.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
More familiarly known to me was the rowing of Mr. F. I. Pitman.
From Rowing by Rudolf Chambers Lehmann
About 30,000 engineering workers from factories in the surrounding area joined the pitmen outside the Saltley Gate coke works, which held a stockpile of coal used to fuel power stations.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2022
Paying tribute to several dead pitmen buried at Newton parish church, they remembered the miners' strike nearly 30 years ago which had put scores of local men on the dole.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 17, 2013
Sauce just covers up bad barbecue, Texas pitmen say.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2011
While thrilled with introducing the story of the pitmen to their countrymen, three of the actors used the word “ecstatic” to describe their feelings of taking the play to Broadway.
From New York Times ● Sep. 3, 2010
There are no men appreciate bravery more keenly than pitmen, for they themselves are ever ready to risk their lives to save those of others.
From Facing Death The Hero of the Vaughan Pit. A Tale of the Coal Mines by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
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