Pitman Meaning
/ˈpɪt.mən/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounOne who works in a pit, as in mining, in sawing timber, etc.
nounA connecting rod in machinery, especially in a sawmill.
Sentence Examples
Each pitman worked long and dangerous shifts in the coal mine.
The pitman emerged from the shaft covered in black dust.
The experienced pitman worked deep in the coal mine.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The experienced ____ worked deep underground in the coal mine every day.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ worked long shifts underground, shoveling coal into carts in the narrow tunnels.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *puti Old English pytt Middle English pit English pit English -man English pitman From pit + -man.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The train proceeded to North Pittington Colliery, 600 yd. away, where the Duke viewed the new winning, examined the pumping and drawing engines, and saw how pitmen descended and ascended the shaft."
— 1948 January and February, “Notes and News: Duke of Wellington's Early Railway Journey”, in Railway Magazine, page 55:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The experienced ____ worked deep underground in the coal mine every day.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ worked long shifts underground, shoveling coal into carts in the narrow tunnels.