base stealer

noun

: a baseball player who steals bases
Renteria is twenty-eight years old, a good fielder and base stealerAllen Barra
base stealing noun
Another factor in base stealing that Morgan believes is overlooked is the failure rate. Randy Minkoff

Examples of base stealer in a Sentence

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Rickey Henderson, the greatest base stealer in baseball history, has died. Andy Clayton, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024 Rickey Henderson, the greatest base stealer in Major League Baseball history and one of the game’s most enduring players, has died, Major League Baseball confirmed Saturday. Andrew Greif, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2024 Best base stealer traded: New Dodger Tommy Edman, who has stolen 106 bases in his five-year career and been caught only 17 times. Jim Bowden, The Athletic, 2 Aug. 2024 The Bruins’ all-time leading base stealer to this day with 109, Roberts was thrown out attempting to swipe third, with Boone applying the tag. Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for base stealer 

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of base stealer was in 1875

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“Base stealer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/base%20stealer. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.

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