pitman | sense examples, Usage and Definition from wordnet dictionary online

Noun pitman has 2 senses

Pitman, Sir Isaac Pitman - English educator who invented a system of phonetic shorthand (1813-1897)
--₁ is a kind of educator, pedagogue
coal miner, collier, pitman - someone who works in a coal mine
--₂ is a kind of miner, mineworker