batman
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Batman \Bat"man\ (b[a^]t"m[a^]n), n. [Turk. ba[.t]man.]
A weight used in the East, varying according to the locality;
in Turkey, the greater batman is about 157 pounds, the lesser
only a fourth of this; at Aleppo and Smyrna, the batman is 17
pounds. --Simmonds.
[1913 Webster]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
31 Moby Thesaurus words for "batman":
Ganymede, Hebe, airline hostess, airline stewardess, attendant,
bellboy, bellhop, bellman, bootblack, boots, cabin boy, caddie,
chore boy, copyboy, cupbearer, errand boy, errand girl, footboy,
gofer, hostess, office boy, office girl, orderly, page, squire,
steward, stewardess, tender, trainbearer, usher, yeoman
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