batsman

Noun

 * 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.
 * 1)  An officer who used a pair of hand-held bats to signal to aircraft as they came in to land on the flight deck.

Usage notes

 * The term batsman is applied to both male and female cricketers; is much rarer.
 * In baseball, batsman is rarely used outside of the phrase 'hit batsman'.

Synonyms

 * both male and female
 * both male and female

Antonyms

 * female

Hypernyms

 * both male and female

Hyponyms

 * female

Translations

 * Italian:
 * Maori: kaihauhau


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 * Finnish:
 * Italian: colpitore


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