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Noun: pitman (pitmen)  pit-mun
  1. Someone who works in a coal mine
    - coal miner, collier
Noun: Pitman  pit-mun
  1. English educator who invented a system of phonetic shorthand (1813-1897)
    - Sir Isaac Pitman

Derived forms: pitmen

Type of: educator, miner, mineworker, pedagog [US], pedagogue

Encyclopedia: Pitman, NJ Pitman, John Pitman Pitman, Saskatchewan Pitman, Pennsylvania Pitman, New Jersey

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Pitocin
piton
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Pitot tube
Pitot-static tube
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pit-run gravel