hurler
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8.2
- noun
- /ˈhɜrlər/
- Jargon
:
lanzador
- The young hurler struck out three batters in a row during the crucial inning.
- the league hurlers
- young hurlers
- two hurlers
Examples
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And truth be told, there weren't really any signs this afternoon that the young hurler was nervous for Game 2 of the National League Division Series.
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Jon Lester can match the innings, Clay Buchholz the ERA+, but no Red Sox hurler on the roster has achieved both of those concurrent with Kuroda.
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None of the replacement hurlers were able to match the production of those they were replacing.
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The pitcher is now in a bit of a bind with the #6 hitter, and then six and seven before he reaches the opposing hurler at the plate.
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Her grandfather was a semi-professional hurler and her father was a semi-professional center fielder; Doris began playing sports from a young age with her brothers.
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But that's just four arms, and if Lester can't return to his pre-2012 form, then not a one is a top-of-the-rotation hurler.
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The group of hurlers will be led by brothers Lincoln and John Holdzkom, two of six pairs of siblings donning the black-and-white after growing up in California.
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It was no coincidence that some of the young Tiger hurlers started to have better success after Wert was stationed on the left side of the infield.
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In a battle between two of the game's brightest young hurlers... 21-year-old Jon Garland will face off against the red-hot Kerry Wood--
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We have all seen games held up while one manager sends in a pinch hitter to get the batter's opposite-side advantage, and the other manager responds by changing pitchers to restore the hurler's same-side advantage.
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
198
2.7
A player in baseball who throws the ball to the batter
72
1.4
A person who plays baseball for a team or as a job
54
3.0
A person who plays baseball, often as a professional
33
4.2
A pitcher who replaces the starter and continues to pitch
14
3.5
A pitcher who begins the game for their baseball team
8
3.8
A baseball pitcher who throws with the right hand
7
4.8
A baseball player who comes in to throw the ball instead of the starter
5
5.5
A baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand
3
3.5
A baseball player who throws the ball to batters with the left hand
1
3.0
A baseball player who throws the ball to the batter with their right hand
1
8.5
A baseball pitcher who throws a slow pitch that moves unpredictably
1
7.8
A person who throws a ball, like a pitcher
1
5.2
A baseball pitcher who throws with the left hand
1
7.6
A baseball player who throws the ball to the batter
A baseball pitcher who throws a pitch that curves toward the pitcher's arm side
A pitcher who illegally wets the ball to make it move oddly
Compounds
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word hurler comes from the verb hurl, which means 'to throw', plus the ending -er that makes 'one who does'. So a hurler is literally 'one who throws', which is why it is used for a baseball pitcher.