| Batman 1. (n.) 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. 2. (n.) A man who has charge of a bathorse and his load. Thesaurus Entries 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 |