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batsman

[ bats-muhn ]

noun

, plural bats·men.
  1. a batter, especially in cricket.


batsman

/ ˈbætsmən /

noun

  1. cricket
    1. a person who bats or whose turn it is to bat
    2. a player who specializes in batting
  2. a person on the ground who uses bats to guide the pilot of an aircraft when taxiing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈbatsmanˌship, noun
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Other Words From

  • batsman·ship noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of batsman1

First recorded in 1750–60; bat 1 + 's 1 + man
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Example Sentences

Hit batsman data also doesn’t reveal the exact moment when a subset of people within baseball came to see big swings on 3-0 counts with large leads as a major act of aggression.

Let us now picture to ourselves the batsman in circumstances contrary to what we have supposed above.

Rain came at a critical moment also, and gave Woolley and Rhodes a wicket which was impossible for a batsman.

Twice in succession he tempted the batsman with balls that were wide of the plate, but the batter was wary and refused them.

Once he patted the ball a little way down the pitch, and shouted to the batsman at the other end, with hand extended: "Stay!"

A good batsman can place the ball in any part of the field he chooses by meeting the ball at different angles.

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