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Batman vs Batsman - What's the difference?

batman | batsman |

As nouns the difference between batman and batsman

is that batman is a servant or valet to an army officer while batsman is a player of the batting side now on the field.

As a proper noun Batman

is a province in Turkey.

batman

English

Etymology 1

, from (etyl) bast. "batman." Dictionary.com. ''Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 2009.

Noun

(batmen)
  • (military) A servant or valet to an army officer.
    • See also
    * batty man

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) batman. "batman." Dictionary.com. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. MICRA, Inc. 2009.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A unit of weight used in the East.

    • References

    Anagrams

    * ----

    batsman

    English

    Synonyms

    * batter

    Noun

    (batsmen)
  • (cricket) A player of the batting side now on the field
  • (cricket) The player now receiving strike; the striker
    • 2001: The batsman, Kathryn Leng, (who has played for quite a few years for England) asked the umpire dumbfounded if Charlie was going to bowl with a helmet on. — (Australian cricketer), her women's Ashes diary entry for 19 June 2001 [http://www.southernstars.org.au/ukdiary2001.htm]
  • (cricket) Any player selected for his or her team principally to bat, as opposed to a bowler

    • Usage notes

    * The term batsman is applied to both male and female cricketers; batswoman is much rarer. * Both batsman and batter can be used to refer to either cricketers or baseball players; cricketers are usually referred to as batsman and baseball players are usually referred to as batters.

    Derived terms

    * batsmanship

    Related terms

    * bat

    Anagrams

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