Isaac pitman


[pit-muh n] /ˈpɪt mən/

noun
1.
Sir Isaac, 1813–97, English inventor of a system of shorthand.
/ˈpɪtmən/
noun (pl) -men
1.
(mainly Scot & Northern English) a person who works down a mine, esp a coal miner
/ˈpɪtmən/
noun
1.
Sir Isaac. 1813–97, English inventor of a system of phonetic shorthand (1837)

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