batman

«batman» in Mova's school dictionary: a famous comic-book and film superhero who fights crime… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (Batman, a name); noun (batman, batmen, old military)

meaning for a pupil

1) (a name) Batman is a famous comic-book and film superhero who fights crime in Gotham City wearing a bat costume; his real name in the stories is Bruce Wayne. tree →

2) (old, UK military) A soldier who worked as a personal servant to an officer. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and play, children know Batman from comics, cartoons, films and toys; he has no superpowers but uses gadgets and training. In history books about the British Army, a batman looked after an officer's uniform and kit.

examples

• My brother dressed as Batman for the party. tree →
• Batman lives in Gotham City. tree →
• Batman's sidekick is Robin. tree →
• Batman uses gadgets instead of superpowers. tree →
• The officer's batman polished his boots. tree →
• We watched a Batman cartoon. tree →

note

As a superhero, it is a name with a capital B. The old military word is a different meaning and is said «BAT-man» too. Plural of the soldier: batmen.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «batman» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.