batter
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- noun
- /ˈbætər/
- US
:
bateador
- With two outs in the ninth inning, the batter focused on hitting the ball.
- handed batters
- pitcher and batter
- left-handed batter
If you want to whack it as a batter, play golf.
- If you want to whack it as a batter, play golf.
- Pitchers are also treated as batters.
- There's a double to center field, Stone H makes the play, throws over to Brian L and Kendall L retires all three batters.
- Got an excellent batting average batter up.
Examples
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Our next batter is comin' up to the plate.
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You wanna walk him and pitch to the next batter?
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It's not every day you face a batter like this.
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The whole point is to fool the batter in whatever way they can.
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There is the crack of metal against leather, and the batter runs for his life.
Academic text (1994) -
Curve balls are tricky throws for the batter to hit.
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In the top of the sixth, the first batter for the Socks popped out.
Fiction book (1997) -
After fouling off two pitches, the batter hit a looping line drive toward shallow left field.
Fiction book (1998) -
The pitcher underhanded his missile toward the batter, who took a lusty swing and missed.
Fiction book (1992) -
With the score nine-nine in the bottom of the ninth, the Non-A batter sent one into the bleachers.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
Compounds
A thick mix of flour, water, and egg for coating foods like fish or vegetables before frying
A smooth mixture of flour and eggs that rises into light hollow shells for sweet or savory fillings
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Etymology
The word batter for the player comes from the simple tool bat plus the ending -er, so a batter is 'one who uses a bat' to hit the ball.