batsman en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbætsmən/
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From bat + -s- + -man.
Meanings
- A player of the batting side now on the field.
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The player now receiving strike; the striker.
The batsman, Kathryn Leng, (who has played for quite a few years for England) asked the umpire dumbfounded if Charlie was going to bowl with a helmet on.
2001 June 19, Julia Price, “Julia's Ashes Diary 2001”, in Women's Cricket in Australia -Ashes Tour 2001, southernstars.org, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2015:
- Any player selected for his or her team principally to bat, as opposed to a bowler.
- (archaic) A hitter.
- (historical) An officer who used a pair of hand-held bats to signal to aircraft as they came in to land on the flight deck.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| batsmen | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
batswoman (antonym(s) of “cricket”)
Deriveds
batswoman · batsmanship · hit batsman · opening batsman
Hypernyms
cricketer · batter (male cricketer)
Hyponyms
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Synonyms
Translations (7)
ca batedor (cricket: striker) · ur بلے باز (cricket: striker) · fi lyöjä (cricket: striker) · fi lyöjä (cricket: player principally selected to bat) · it battitore (cricket: player of the batting side on the field) · it colpitore (cricket: striker) · mi kaihauhau (cricket: player of the batting side on the field)