hurler
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8.2
- noun
- /ˈhɜrlər/
- Jargon
- 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
244
2.7
A player in baseball who throws the ball to the batter
78
1.4
A person who plays baseball for a team or as a job
41
3.0
A person who plays baseball, often as a professional
25
4.2
A pitcher who replaces the starter and continues to pitch
16
3.5
A pitcher who begins the game for their baseball team
11
3.8
A baseball pitcher who throws with the right hand
8
4.8
A baseball player who comes in to throw the ball instead of the starter
6
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
2
5.2
A baseball pitcher who throws with the left hand
2
8.5
A baseball pitcher who throws a slow pitch that moves unpredictably
1
3.0
A baseball player who throws the ball to the batter with their right hand
1
7.8
A person who throws a ball, like a pitcher
1
7.6
A baseball player who throws the ball to the batter
1
9.9
A pitcher who illegally wets the ball to make it move oddly
1
7.9
A baseball pitcher who throws a pitch that curves toward the pitcher's arm side
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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.