Synonyms of designated hitter

designated hitter

noun

as in replacement

a person or thing that takes the place of another

you'll have to be my designated hitter in the office while I'm on business trips

Synonyms & Similar Words

• replacement
• substitute
• backup
• pinch hitter
• assistant
• surrogate
• relief
• sub
• locum tenens
• stand-in
• cover
• reserve
• proxy
• fill-in
• alternate
• deputy
• delegate
• second
• attorney
• factor
• agent
• representative
• apology
• makeshift
• assignee
• rep
• successor
• commissary
• stopgap
• envoy
• superseder
• procurator
• understudy
• reliever

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of designated hitter

Yankees designated hitter, Giancarlo Stanton, 34, won the coveted Most Valuable Player Award in the Championship Series. —Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024

With two men on following singles in the bottom of the third, Cardinals designated hitter Wilson Contreras struck out swinging on a 95 mph fastball to end the inning. —Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2024

Cleveland Guardians designated hitter David Fry is making his return to North Texas as an MLB All-Star. —Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2024

So is Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani; Betts, outfielder Teoscar Hernández, catcher Will Smith, and first baseman Freddie Freeman were all chosen as reserves. —David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024