leadoff
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈliːdˌɔf/
- Jargon
:
primer bateador
- The coach emphasized the importance of having a reliable leadoff hitter at the start of each inning.
- leadoff hitter
- leadoff batter
- leadoff man
Examples
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Just remember, you're our leadoff man.
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Avila ended up with a leadoff double and would score on some Tigers' fundamental baseball.
Blog text (3) -
Hit two leadoff home runs on June 14 at St. Louis and on Aug. 21 at New York.
Blog text (31) -
Leadoff man is on for the Cardinals for the first time.
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For the most part, Trout was a leadoff guy, right?
Blog text (16) -
Rock Raines was one of the finest leadoff men of all time.
Blog text (7) -
Blanco looks like the most legitimate leadoff man on the roster.
Blog text (10) -
Our two leadoff batters struck out, but then my buddy Gary, who was pitching this game, hit a double.
Fiction book (1997) -
One of the reasons I kind of like Pagan batting leadoff is his ability to drive the ball.
Blog text (10) -
He's a decent leadoff hitter.
Synonyms
A player who starts the team's turn to hit the ball and faces the first bowlers
A top cricket player who goes in first to hit the ball and give a strong start
How Early
- Jargon
8
3.4
- Jargon
6
4.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Leadoff as a noun comes from baseball language and is built from lead 'go first' plus off 'start', so the leadoff batter is the player who begins the batting and tries to get the team going.