baseball manager
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3.0
- noun
- /ˈbeɪsˌbɔl ˈmænɪdʒər/
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mánager de béisbol
- Slimly handsome with a graying, lie-down haircut and trimmed mustache for the look of a baseball manager once a pro player, Hedrick Thompson beat cancer.
- a former baseball manager
Examples
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After a tough loss, the baseball manager held a meeting to encourage the players and discuss their next steps.
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One of my favorite all-time baseball managers was Billy Martin, as he would keep some data on how well certain batters performed against certain pitchers.
Blog text (1) -
Today, no baseball manager would ever forego statistical information for a "heart and hustle" evaluation of a prospective ballplayer.
Blog text (32) -
He reminded me of a baseball manager trying to keep calm in his dugout while wondering whether to yank his starting pitcher.
Fiction book (1990) -
The baseball manager developed a new strategy to improve the team's performance this season.
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Many fans admire a baseball manager who knows how to motivate his players during challenging games.
Synonyms
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2.7
A person who coaches and leads a sports team
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2.2
A person who trains and leads a baseball team
How Experienced
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is compositionally transparent: a B1 learner who knows 'baseball' (the sport/team) and 'manager' (a person who directs or trains a team) can readily infer it refers to the person managing a baseball team. This noun–noun/compound pattern is straightforward and common across languages, so the meaning is immediately derivable from the parts.
Etymology
Baseball manager comes from the simple picture of a person at the side of the field watching the game and telling players what to do. The word manager here means someone who 'directs' and 'runs' the team, so baseball manager means 'the person who makes decisions and leads a baseball team'.