batsman

[bats-muhn]

noun

plural

batsmen 

1. a batter, especially in cricket.

batsman

/ ˈbætsmən /

noun

1. cricket

   1. a person who bats or whose turn it is to bat

   2. a player who specializes in batting

2. a person on the ground who uses bats to guide the pilot of an aircraft when taxiing

Other Word Forms

• batsmanship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of batsman¹

First recorded in 1750–60; bat ¹ + 's ¹ + man

Example Sentences

Before the final Test, England batsman Harry Brook suggested that England levelling the series would represent a "moral victory" for his side.

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Kuldeep bowled the first over of the day and struck inside 30 minutes as he bowled Shai Hope for 36, the batsman adding just five to his overnight score.

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He didn't have many shots as a batsman and got moved on from Yorkshire and came to Leicestershire.

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"The English batsmen on that day, they had seven minutes of play left," said Gill.

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Given the side's ongoing struggles with the bat, Richards, Lloyd and Lara - "our greatest batsmen ever" according to Dr Shallow - have been invited to attend the meeting.

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