The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pitman \Pit"man\, n.; pl. Pitmen.
   1. One who works in a pit, as in mining, in sawing timber,
      etc.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Mach.) The connecting rod in a sawmill; also, sometimes,
      a connecting rod in other machinery.
      [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Pitman
    n 1: English educator who invented a system of phonetic
         shorthand (1813-1897) [syn: Pitman, Sir Isaac Pitman]
    2: someone who works in a coal mine [syn: coal miner,
       collier, pitman]

U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Pitman, NJ -- U.S. borough in New Jersey
   Population (2000):    9331
   Housing Units (2000): 3653
   Land area (2000):     2.293609 sq. miles (5.940420 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.026479 sq. miles (0.068580 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2.320088 sq. miles (6.009000 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            59070
   Located within:       New Jersey (NJ), FIPS 34
   Location:             39.731347 N, 75.129547 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     08071
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Pitman, NJ
    Pitman