Definition of "batman" in Anglais

noun

1. (military) A servant or valet to a military officer.

2. (by extension, informal) A personal assistant or supporter.

verb

1. To act as a batman, wait on an officer.

noun

1. (Turkish units of measure) A unit of weight established in 1931 equal to 10 kg.

2. (historical units of measure) A Turkish unit of weight varying by location, time, and item from 2–8 okas (about 2.5–10 kg).

   • Euery bateman [in Bagdad] maketh 7. pound and 5. ounces English waight.
   • Their weights [in Khiva] are the great batman equal to 18 lb. russian, and the lesser batman 9¼.
   • At Smyrna, the cantaro, or kintal, contains 45 okes, or 100 rottoli. The batman is 6 okes, or 2400 drachms; and the oke is 400 drachms, and the rottolo = 180 drachms. The cantaro of 45 okes weighs 123 lbs. 4 oz. avoirdupois; and, therefore, the oke is = 2 lbs. 11 oz. 13 drs. avoirdupois.

noun

1. Coelostathma discopunctana, a moth of Eastern North America.

verb

1. (slang, climbing) To climb up or down a rope free hand (i.e. as Batman does).