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
pitmen,
plural
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
Monk describes the labor-intensive cooking process, from the pitman carefully tending the fire to chopping to a texture that’s just right.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 20, 2015
In the kitchen, the pitman is chopping up shoulders, the exteriors crusty and copper-colored, the interiors spilling rivulets of juice.
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
The pitman, who was a sturdy man, had been asleep for the last three hours.
From Facing Death The Hero of the Vaughan Pit. A Tale of the Coal Mines by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
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
There was a singing class from 12 to 12.45, during which time Miss Pitman always did her corrections.
From A Pair of Schoolgirls A Story of School Days by Brazil, Angela
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
The Killingworth pitmen had the most perfect confidence in their engine-wright, and they readily volunteered to follow him. p.
From Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson by Smiles, Samuel
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