English noun: Pitman | |||
1. | Pitman (person) English educator who invented a system of phonetic shorthand (1813-1897) | ||
Synonyms | Sir Isaac Pitman | ||
Instance hypernym | educator, pedagog, pedagogue | ||
2. | pitman (person) someone who works in a coal mine | ||
Synonyms | coal miner, collier | ||
Broader (hypernym) | miner, mineworker | ||