/ Dictionary / Index P pitman: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pit•man Pronunciation: (pit'mun), [key] — pl. -men -mans a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining. any of certain types of connecting rods. Pit•man Pronunciation: (pit'mun), [key] — n. 1813–97, English inventor of a system of shorthand. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: pitman (Thesaurus) pitiless Pitocin Related Content Daily Word Quiz: deleterious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language