batman
noun/ˈbætmən/
/ˈbætmən/
(plural batmen
(British English)/ˈbætmən/
/ˈbætmən/
)- the personal servant of an officer in the armed forcesWord Originmid 18th cent. (originally denoting an orderly in charge of the bat horse ‘packhorse’ which carried the officer's baggage): from Old French bat (from medieval Latin bastum ‘packsaddle’) + man.
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