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paceman

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A fast bowler; one who specialises in bowling fast.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, India

Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Examples

  • 2008 February 4, Anil Kumble, ‘You need to keep talking’, Outlook, page 45, Fourteen Australian wickets fell to our pacemen, indicating that they were sticking to the plan.
  • 2009 October, Pratiyogita Darpan, page 763, South African paceman Andre Nel on March 25, 2009 announced his retirement from international cricket after an eight year career during which he took more than 100 wickets in both forms of the game.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From pace + man.