baseliner

[beys-lahy-ner]

noun Tennis.

a player who typically plays near the baseline using ground strokes, as distinguished from one who typically goes to the net.

Origin of baseliner

First recorded in 1900–05; baseline + -er¹

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British Dictionary definitions for baseliner

baseliner

noun

tennis a player who plays most of his or her shots from the back of court

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