sandlotter

[ sand-lot-er ]

noun

1. a youngster who plays baseball in a sandlot.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sandlotter¹

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; sandlot + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The similarity between the words "sandlotter" and "sansculotte" is problematically significant, but indubitably suggestive.

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