base runner
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3.5
- noun
- /beɪs ˈrʌnər/
- Specialized
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corredor de base
- If a base runner touches home plate, it counts as a run for the team.
- stranded base runners
- allow a base runner
- base runners per nine innings
Examples
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That first-year is an aggressive base runner.
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While his defense still needed work, Bay had managed to become one of the best hitters in the league and earn a reputation as an excellent base runner as well.
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But should the base runner get all that credit?
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Willie, who was the best base runner?
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No base runner has ever approached these records.
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You have to make that call immediately to give the base runners a chance to react.
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The fastest base runner of all time was "Cool Papa" Bell.
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He is also a good base runner.
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The Yankees had base runners in all of the first three innings off Vasquez, but could not push a run across.
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He is also an outstanding fielder and base runner.
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Synonyms
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3.4
A baseball player who is on a base or trying to reach the next base
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4.1
A player on base trying to move to the next base or score
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is a straightforward composition of 'base' (a baseball sack) + 'runner' (one who runs); knowing both constituent senses allows a learner to infer 'a player on or attempting to reach a base'. This follows regular English noun–noun compounding and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows the parts should understand it.
Etymology
Base runner gives a simple baseball picture: a player on a base who runs, the runner, to reach the next base. That's why it means 'a player on base or running to a base'.