batsman

noun

bats·​man ˈbats-mən How to pronounce batsman (audio)
: a batter especially in cricket

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The Kiwis were street-smart and nullified home advantage with top-order batsmen who set totals up and a dream seam team with a bang-on frontline spinner. Tim Ellis, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 This team is all in from the start and the time in the middle is marked not by dint of duration, but by boldly going where batsmen have feared to tread. Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024 Some cricket bowlers favor keeping the arm horizontal during delivery, the better to trick the batsmen. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 Aug. 2024 The Pakistani opening batsman Mohammad Rizwan—one of the finest T20 batsmen in the world, a player who, on a different day, might have put the game out of reach all on his own—had already scored nine runs. Chris Heath, The Atlantic, 25 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for batsman 

Word History

First Known Use

1756, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of batsman was in 1756

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“Batsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/batsman. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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