pitman

3 definitions found

pitman - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Pitman \Pit"man\, n.; pl. Pitmen.
     1. One who works in a pit, as in mining, in sawing timber,
        etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Mach.) The connecting rod in a sawmill; also, sometimes,
        a connecting rod in other machinery.
        [1913 Webster]

pitman - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Pitman
      n 1: English educator who invented a system of phonetic
           shorthand (1813-1897) [syn: Pitman, Sir Isaac Pitman]
      2: someone who works in a coal mine [syn: coal miner,
         collier, pitman]

pitman - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Pitman, NJ (borough, FIPS 59070)
    Location: 39.73325 N, 75.13103 W
    Population (1990): 9365 (3526 housing units)
    Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 08071
  Pitman, PA
    Zip code(s): 17964