moundsman en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From mound + -s- + -man.
Meanings
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(slang) A pitcher.
Managed and shortstopped by George Wright and full of league stalwarts—Joe Start, Paul Hines, and Jim O'rourke—they also had 1-year-old phenom Monte Ward as primary moundsman (teams now generally used multiple pitchers).
2017, Brandon Isleib, Playing for a Winner, page 77:
- (historical) A man employed to dig pits and erect mounds as reference markers for surveys.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| moundsmen | Number=Plur | lexicographic |