bailer

Meaning

1. One who bails or lades.
2. A utensil, as a bucket or cup, used in bailing; a machine for bailing water out of a pit.
3. Alternative form of bailor
4. A delivery that heads towards the bails after pitching.
5. A delivery in which the ball hits one or both bails but does not dislodge them.

Synonyms

bail

bailor

bailsman

bond

bondsman

consignor

guarantee

guarantor

guaranty

mandator

pump

security

sponsor

surety

voucher

warranter

water cannon

bailing bucket

dewatering bucket

Etymology

From bail + -er.