round-tripper

American  

[round-trip-er] / ˈraʊndˈtrɪp ər /

noun

Baseball Informal.

1. a home run.

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Etymology

Origin of round-tripper

First recorded in 1970–75; round trip + -er ¹

Example Sentences

After Bregman carried his bat all the way to first base during his round-tripper, Soto mimicked the exact same move, dropping his bat at the feet of first-base coach Tim Bogar.

From Washington Times

And somehow, in the Year of the Homer, the Cardinals’ 10-spot came without benefit of a single round-tripper.

From Washington Post

With homers by Duke Snider, Wally Moon and Chuck Essegian more than compensating for mighty Ted Kluszewski’s third round-tripper of the set, the Dodgers took the series, four games to two.

From Los Angeles Times

After Wilson Ramos was hit by a pitch, Conforto homered to right for his first round-tripper since Sept. 12, a span of 31 plate appearances.

From Reuters

But an eyeball test seemed to show it landed shorter than Williams’ famed round-tripper.

From Washington Times