batsman

Meaning

1. A player of the batting side now on the field.
2. The player now receiving strike; the striker.
3. Any player selected for his or her team principally to bat, as opposed to a bowler.
4. A hitter.
5. An officer who used a pair of hand-held bats to signal to aircraft as they came in to land on the flight deck.

Synonyms

batter

hitter

slugger

bat

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbætsmən/

Etymology

From bat + -s- + -man.