batman

Noun

An officer's personal servant in the British army.
an orderly assigned to serve a British military officer
A servant or valet to a military officer.
A personal assistant or supporter.
A unit of weight established in 1931 equal to 10 kg.
A Turkish unit of weight varying by location, time, and item from 2–8 okas (about 2.5–10 kg).
Coelostathma discopunctana, a moth of Eastern North America.

Verb

To act as a batman, wait on an officer.
To climb up or down a rope free hand (i.e. as Batman does).

Examples

My opponent played the perfect setup, acting as my batman for a 90-point play.

Origin / Etymology

From bat (“packsaddle”) + man. The element bat is from French bât, from Old French bast, from Late Latin bastum, possibly from Ancient Greek βαστάζω (bastázō, “to bear, carry, lift”).

Synonyms

man, maund, orderly

Scrabble Score: 10

batman: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
batman: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
batman: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

batman: valid Words With Friends Word