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seamer

seamer

1 7.6
A bowler in cricket who makes the ball move sideways after it bounces
  • noun
  • UK
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  • a four-seamer
  • a two-seamer
  • throwing four-seamers

Examples

  • More four seamers, attacking the zone, and trusting your stuff.

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  • "I tried to be tough out there, minimize the damage, and try to stay tough... I didn't have my slider or two-seamer to righties."

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  • He had trouble keeping the ball down in the zone, and according to Brooks Baseball, only 23 of the 42 four-seamers he threw went for strikes.

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  • I think it was a flawed approach unless you have a fastball pitcher like Ross Detwiler who throws a four-seamer and a true sinker, where the movement and late break work so well.

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  • They entered the complement of an exciting-pace battery of four seamers and were hopeful that JP Duminy's part-time offspin would provide relaxation for the quicks.

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  • The seamer bowled the ball with such precision that it moved sharply off the seam, confusing the batsman.

  • In cricket, a skilled seamer can change the trajectory of the ball to take wickets during the match.

  • The team coach emphasized the importance of having a reliable seamer for effectively navigating challenging pitch conditions.

Synonyms

bowler
vsseamer
  • UK
14 5.4

A player who sends the ball to the batsman to try to get them out

is a more specific type making the ball move off the seam
cricketer
vsseamer
3 3.4

A person who plays cricket, usually as a team member

is a particular playing role that focuses on seam movement

Surface Forms

seamer singular
seamers plural

Morphology

seamer = seam (semi-transparent) = seam + er

The form is clearly seam + -er, but the cricket sense is specialized and not fully predictable from the base word alone.

Etymology

Seamer comes from seam ('line where two pieces meet') plus the agent -er ('one who'). In cricket the seam is the raised stitching on the ball, so a seamer is a bowler who makes the ball move off that stitch, and the same word can also mean a machine that creates seams.