batsman

[ bats-muh n ]

/ ˈbæts mən /

noun, plural bats·men.

a batter, especially in cricket.

Nearby words

bats, bats in one's belfry, have, bats-in-the-belfry, bats-wing coral-tree, batshit, batsman, batt, batt., battailous, battalia, battalion

Origin of batsman

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

Related forms

bats·man·ship, noun

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Examples from the Web for batsman

Dave Ogden, with a calculating glance at the batsman, tied himself into rather a complicated knot and threw the horsehide.
The Rival Pitchers|Lester Chadwick
And the batsman, who had started to make his two-bagger, went back to first.
Andy at Yale|Roy Eliot Stokes
Out-fielders, like in-fielders, must change position to correspond with the direction the batsman is likely to hit.
Base-Ball|John M. Ward
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 rules of baseball are changed frequently and almost every change has been made with a view to restricting the batsman.
Outdoor Sports and Games|Claude H. Miller

British Dictionary definitions for batsman

batsman

/ (ˈbætsmən) /

noun plural -men

cricket

a person who bats or whose turn it is to bat
a player who specializes in batting

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

Derived Forms

batsmanship, noun

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