Definitions for: Pitman

[n] someone who works in a coal mine
[n] English educator who invented a system of phonetic shorthand (1813-1897)

Webster (1913) Definition: Pit"man, n.; pl. Pitmen.
1. One who works in a pit, as in mining, in sawing timber,
etc.

2. (Mach.) The connecting rod in a sawmill; also, sometimes,
a connecting rod in other machinery.

Synonyms: coal miner, collier, Sir Isaac Pitman

See Also: educator, miner, mineworker, pedagogue