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[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 month ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(military)

Before the advent of motorized transport, an officer's batman was also in charge of the officer's "bat-horse" that carried the officer's kit during a campaign.

It's quite likely that Alfred was a Batman before Batman was.