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noun
A player of the batting side now on the field.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
The player now receiving strike; the striker.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Any player selected for his or her team principally to bat, as opposed to a bowler.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
A hitter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
An officer who used a pair of hand-held bats to signal to aircraft as they came in to land on the flight deck.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
(baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: batter, hitter, slugger
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ballplayer, baseball player
Narrower terms: bunter, designated hitter, pinch hitter, switch-hitter, whiffer
History
From bat + -s- + -man.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
