Pitman noun². ['pɪtmǝn] Also Pitman's ['pɪtmǝnz]. L19.
[Sir Isaac Pitman (1813-97), who devised this system.]
In full (proprietary) Pitman's Shorthand, also Pitman shorthand etc. A system of shorthand notation first published in 1837.

■ Pit'manic adjective resembling or suggestive of Pitman's Shorthand E20.

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pitman noun¹. ['pɪtmǝn] Pl. in branch I -men, in branch II -mans. E17.
[from PIT noun¹ + MAN noun.]
I. 1. The digger of a pit or common grave. Only in E17.

2. A man who works the lower end of the saw in a sawpit; a pit-sawyer. E18.

3. A man who works in a pit or mine, esp. a coalmine; a collier. M18.

4. A mechanic working in a motor-racing pit. E20.

5. A musician in an orchestra pit. US colloq. M20.

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pitman
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6. A connecting-rod, esp. in a sawmill. Chiefly US. E19.

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