second sacker
- noun
- /ˈsɛkənd ˈsækər/
- Jargon
:
segunda base
- During the game, the second sacker made a crucial double play to help secure the win.
Examples
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The team decided to trade for a new second sacker to improve their infield defense.
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A skilled second sacker can greatly influence the outcome of a baseball game.
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Still need a better second sacker too, if possible.
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Synonyms
16
4.4
A player who stands near second base and catches or throws the ball to get runners out
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4.2
A player who stands near second base and catches or stops ground balls
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7.0
A fielding position near second base in baseball
A woman who plays second base on a baseball team
Surface Forms
Morphology
second + sacker
The element 'second' clearly signals the baseball position (second base) and the -er/agentive interpretation of 'sacker' suggests ‘a person associated with second,’ so part of the meaning is recoverable from the parts. However, 'sacker' is sports-specific jargon and not a transparent, general English agentive for base positions (and is not listed in the dictionary entry), so the exact role-label is not fully predictable to a B1 learner without prior exposure.
Etymology
Second sacker, from the parts second and sacker, may come from old baseball when bases were bags called 'sacks'. The player who guarded the second 'sack' became the second sacker, so the phrase means 'the player at second base'.