batman

/ˈbæt.mən/
nounverb

A servant or valet to a military officer.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 4 meanings

  1. A servant or valet to a military officer.

  2. A personal assistant or supporter.

  3. A unit of weight established in 1931 equal to 10 kg.

  4. Coelostathma discopunctana, a moth of Eastern North America.

Verb 1 meaning

  1. To act as a batman, wait on an officer.

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Where it comes from

Etymology

From bat (“packsaddle”) + man. The element bat is from French bât, from Old French bast, from Late Latin bastum, possibly from Ancient Greek βαστάζω (bastázō, “to bear, carry, lift”).

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BATMAN at a glance

BATMAN has 6 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (B 3 + A 1 + T 1 + M 3 + A 1 + N 1) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,828 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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  • BARMAN10
  • BADMAN11
  • BAGMAN11
  • BATMEN10
  • BAYMAN13
  • VATMAN11

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