batsman

[bats-muh n]

noun, plural bats·men.

a batter, especially in cricket.

Origin of batsman

First recorded in 1750–60; bat¹ + 's¹ + man¹

Related formsbats·man·ship, noun

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Examples from the Web for batsman

Historical Examples of batsman

Team batting is the co-operation of batsman and base-runner.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3
Various
The several ways in which a batsman may be put out are these: 1.
Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873
Various
The ball, a first ball and very fast, puzzles the batsman, accustomed to slows.
The Hill
Horace Annesley Vachell
Or, when a batsman interposed a pad where a bat ought to have been.
The Hill
Horace Annesley Vachell
His fault as a batsman is, that he will be a slashing hitter.
Evan Harrington, Complete
George Meredith

British Dictionary definitions for batsman

batsman

noun plural -men

cricket
1. a person who bats or whose turn it is to bat
2. a player who specializes in batting
a person on the ground who uses bats to guide the pilot of an aircraft when taxiing

Derived Formsbatsmanship, noun

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