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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

;

pl.

Pitmen

One who works in a pit, as in mining, in sawing timber, etc.

(Mach.)

The connecting rod in a sawmill; also, sometimes, a connecting rod in other machinery.

Noun.

The man that stands in a pit when sawing timber with another man who stands above.

See also: Pitman

pitman ‎(plural pitmans or pitmen)

(plural "pitmen") One who works in a pit, as in mining, in sawing timber, etc.
(plural "pitmen" or "pitmans") A connecting rod in machinery, especially in a sawmill.

one who works in a pit