batman
pronunciation
How to pronounce batman in British English:
UK [ˈbætmən]
How to pronounce batman in American English:
US [ˈbætmən]
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- Noun:
- an orderly assigned to serve a British military officer
Word Origin
- batman
- batman: see bastard
- batman (n.)
- "officer's servant," originally military title for "man in charge of a bat-horse and its load," 1755, from bat "pack-saddle" (late 14c.), from Old French bast (Modern French bât), from Late Latin bastum (see baton). Hence also batwoman (1941). The comic book hero dates from 1939.
Example
- 1. The couple attended the movie dressed in batman costumes .
- 2. One seriously must wonder why batman never considered this approach .
- 3. His plan is foiled by superman and batman , and he later disappears .
- 4. Anyone who knows anything about batman knows his parents were gunned down outside a theater .
- 5. The world has waited four years to find out how the batman saga resolves .