second baseman
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈsɛkənd ˈbeɪsmən/
- US
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segundo base
- The second baseman skillfully caught the line drive and threw it to first base.
- second baseman and shortstop
- rookie second baseman
- league second baseman
Guys, He's a second baseman, and he's doing well.
- Guys, He's a second baseman, and he's doing well.
Examples
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There goes the second baseman, heading to third.
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He's going to go down as the greatest second baseman of all time, even better than Ryne Sandberg.
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Are you content with his progress and okay with him as your second baseman for at least another season?
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The count is 1-1 on the second baseman Minadeo.
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They could use a second baseman.
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The third hit a pop fly that was caught by the Red Sox's second baseman.
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Benny wanted to be a second baseman.
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The Giants never had an All-Star second baseman to lose this year.
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Robinson Cano, the Yankees' star second baseman, maintained Sunday night that he still felt good at the plate.
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Yeah, Murph has paid his dues and earned the right to be the starting second baseman.
Blog text (33)
Synonyms
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7.0
A fielding position near second base in baseball
A baseball player who plays at second base
A woman who plays second base on a baseball team
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'second' specifies the base (second base) and 'baseman' denotes a player who guards a base, so together they denote the player who covers second base. This is a regular noun-compound pattern common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Second baseman comes from baseball: it literally names the baseman who stands near the second base to catch throws and make plays there. So it means 'the player who plays at second base and is responsible for plays at that base'.