base runner

or base·run·ner

[ beys-ruhn-er ]
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nounBaseball.
  1. a player of the team at bat who is on base or is trying to run from one base to another.

Origin of base runner

1
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Other words from base runner

  • base run·ning, noun

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How to use base runner in a sentence

  • A base runner should never stop trying to make a base until the ball is in the hands of the baseman.

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