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 | ||