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batsman

batsman

2 5.8
A player who hits the ball in cricket or baseball using a bat
  • noun
  • /ˈbætsmən/
  • UK
translation icon : bateador
  • For a cricket aficionado like me, there isn't anything better than a raw, riotous fast bowler giving a batsman a taste of the perfume ball.
  • the batsman hits the ball
  • cricket batsman
  • best batsman

Joe Root, you know, one of the most outstanding batsmen we have ever produced.

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Examples

  • He is the best opening batsman in the village.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • During the match, the batsman scored fifty runs without losing his wicket.

  • Fergus takes a break and watches the batsman hit a ball.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • "I have not been told anything, not a word," said the newly recalled West Indies batsman at the 3Ws Oval yesterday.

    Blog text (17)

  • You have to write the batsman's name in the book before he begins to bat; there is no retrospective punishment in our scorebooks.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • I was certainly not the best batsman or bowler on our cricket eleven, and my character was not markedly superior to that of any other player.

    Academic text (2000)

  • What more, he got the wicket of a batsman with the concentration prowess of a Buddhist monk called Amla.

    Blog text (19)

  • A googly is a slow-pitched ball whose artfully disguised spin is opposite to what the batsman expects based on the bowler's action.

    Academic text (2004)

  • The coach praised the batsman for his excellent technique and focus at the crease.

  • As the game progressed, every time the batsman hit a boundary, the crowd erupted with excitement.

Synonyms

hitter
vsbatsman
  • US
91 1.9

A baseball player who bats to score runs

is the player who is taking a turn to face a bowler or pitcher
batter
vsbatsman
  • US
83 2.8

A player trying to hit a pitched ball in baseball

is used for a player facing a bowler or pitcher in cricket or baseball

Compounds

opening batsman
  • Jargon
7.9

A player who starts the team's turn to hit the ball and faces the first bowlers

star opening batsman
  • Jargon
7.4

A top cricket player who goes in first to hit the ball and give a strong start

Surface Forms

batsman singular
batsmen plural

Morphology

batsman = bat + man (transparent) = bat + man

Compound of 'bat' + 'man' meaning 'person who bats'; the linking -s- is phonological/analogical and does not obscure the meaning.

Etymology

Batsman comes from bat (the stick used to hit the ball) and man ('person'), so a batsman is the person holding the bat and trying to score in games like cricket or baseball.