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pinch runner

noun Baseball.

a player sent into a game to replace a base runner.

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RELATED WORDS

runner, baseburner

Nearby words

pinch hitter, pinch pennies, pinch pleat, pinch point, pinch roller, pinch runner, pinch-hit, pinchback, pinchbeck, pinchbottle, pinchcock

Origin of pinch runner

First recorded in 1960–65

Related formspinch running, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019