(noun.) English educator who invented a system of phonetic shorthand (1813-1897).
弗里达编辑
双语例句
The cutter was driven by a pitman from a crank shaft operated through gear wheels from the main drive wheels. Edward W. Byrn.十九世纪发明进展.
The consultation ended in the men returning to the windlass, and the pitman going down again, carrying the wine and some other small matters with him. 查尔斯·狄更斯.艰难时事.