Meaning of Batman | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A servant or valet to a military officer.
2. A province in the Black Sea region, in northern Turkey.
3. A surname.
4. A fictional hero and the main protagonist of DC Comics, noted for his intellect and stealth, who uses a bat-themed costume and equipment (including a belt with an array of utilities) and is assisted by his sidekick Robin.
5. A unit of weight established in 1931 equal to 10 kg.
6. Coelostathma discopunctana, a moth of Eastern North America.
7. A personal assistant or supporter.
   broadly, informal
8. A district of Batman Province, Turkey.
9. A Turkish unit of weight varying by location, time, and item from 2–8 okas (about 2.5–10 kg).
   historical
10. A municipality, the capital city of Batman district and Batman Province, Turkey.

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Examples

“[A]s a rule the chambers were occupied only by Stack, who had been Wilfrid's batman in the war, and had for him one of those sphinx-like habits which wear better than expressed devotions.”

“He became my retainer, my batman, the solution to my ever-growing need for an extra pair of hands.”

“Thank you to a special Carer, Thank you for being my nurse, My housemaid, and my cook, My batman and my chauffeur, And my eyes when I forget to look!”

“The Quease, as you will have read, thought this a huge cheek and, as is ever the case with her, was not slow to point it out. She further accused me of treating him as my batman.”

“Euery bateman [in Bagdad] maketh 7. pound and 5. ounces English waight.”

“A Batman is fiue and fiftie pound weight English.”

“Their weights [in Khiva] are the great batman equal to 18 lb. russian, and the lesser batman 9¼.”

“At Smyrna, the cantaro, or kintal, contains 45 okes, or 100 rottoli. The batman is 6 okes, or 2400 drachms; and the oke is 400 drachms, and the rottolo = 180 drachms. The cantaro of 45 okes weighs 123 lbs. 4 oz. avoirdupois; and, therefore, the oke is = 2 lbs. 11 oz. 13 drs. avoirdupois.”

“6107. Turkish Weights. The Turkish Chequi is 11⅓ ounces avoirdupois... 1 Batman = 6 Okas 1 Oka = 4 Chequi”

“You’re afraid of being ashes. You’re afraid of being forgotten. And you will be forgotten, Joker. Because of me. I am vengeance! I am the night! I am Batman!”

““But next time—” Night vanished before the guard could finish—just kind of disappeared like Batman—which Viv found almost as annoying as the fact that he'd dragged her down a well. He didn't think he had to explain himself?”

“I watched through squinted eyes as the driver-side door opened and a man stepped out wielding a Maglite, his other hand placed on his Batman-like utility belt. What all did they keep in those things? Surely the pistol, a few clips, handcuffs […]”

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:Batman.”

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