Meaning Of The Word Pitman

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pitman
Pitmen are coal miners.

Pitman in American English
a person who works in a pit; esp., a coal miner
Sir Isaac1813-97; Eng. inventor of a system of shorthand
noun: a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining

pitman in British English
noun: a person who works down a mine, esp a coal miner
noun: Sir Isaac. 1813–97, English inventor of a system of phonetic shorthand (1837)

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