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switch hitter

or switch-hit·ter

[ swich hit-er ]

noun

  1. Baseball. a batter who can bat both right-handed and left-handed and so is able to bat from either side of home plate. Pat Venditte rule def.
  2. Slang. a bisexual person.

switch-hitter

noun

  1. baseball a batsman who can hit either right- or left-handed
  2. slang.
    a bisexual person
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of switch hitter1

First recorded in 1925–30 switch hitter fordef 1, and in 1965–70 switch hitter fordef 2

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