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third sacker

third sacker

7.9
A baseball player who defends third base
  • noun
  • /θɜrd ˈsækər/
  • Jargon
translation icon : tercera base
  • The third sacker dove to catch a line drive hit down the third base line.

Examples

  • There is no doubt in my mind that David Wright is a premier third sacker and hitter.

    Blog text (17)

  • Get in your third-sacker stance.

    Eight Men Out (1988)

  • One of the key roles of a third sacker is to make quick throws to first base.

  • As a talented third sacker, she consistently makes impressive plays on defense.

Synonyms

third
vsthird sacker
  • US
19 3.4

A player who fields near the base after second base in baseball

refers to the player who occupies that position
third baseman
vsthird sacker
  • US
19 3.1

A baseball player who stands near third base and catches and throws balls hit there

is the informal alternate name for that player role

Surface Forms

third sacker singular
third sackers plural

Morphology

third + sacker

Although 'third' clearly indicates an ordinal position, 'sacker' is non-standard sports jargon (no dictionary definition provided) and does not transparently mean 'baseman' to a general B1 learner. The overall sense 'player who plays third base' cannot be reliably derived from the parts without prior exposure to baseball-specific usage, so the expression is opaque.

Etymology

Third sacker comes from old baseball slang where sack meant 'base'. So a third sacker is simply the player who stands at third base, meaning 'the third base player'.