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Definition of “batmen”

batmen () 

Definitions

plural noun

  1. of batman

batman (ˈbætmən Pronunciation for batman

Definitions

noun

(plural) -men
  1. an officer's personal servant in any of the armed forces

Word Origin

C18: from Old French bat, bast, from Medieval Latin bastum packsaddle

Example Sentences Including 'batmen'

Half of them are "juniors", the legal batmen without whom the QCs still refuse to work, despite this not being a court of law.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)
Tolkien, who found it hard to warm to his fellow officers, developed a profound admiration for the batmen he knew.
John Garth TOLKIEN AND THE GREAT WAR: The Threshold of Middle-earth (2003)

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