switch-hitter

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noun US and Canadian

baseball a batsman who can hit either right- or left-handed

slang a bisexual person

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Words nearby switch-hitter

switcheroo, switchgear, switchgirl, switch grass, switch-hit, switch-hitter, switching site, switchman, switch-off, switch-on, switchover

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Example sentences from the Web for switch-hitter

However, that switch to potatoes occurred around the 19th Century.
I Ate Potato Pancakes Til I Plotzed|Emily Shire|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In a series of more than 20 tweets, Hatem admitted that he tried to get AQAP to switch allegiances from Zawahiri to Baghdadi.
Murder Vids Help ISIS Lure More Monsters|Thomas Joscelyn|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We drive back to Asadabad in silence, where we switch cars for security reasons and begin the six hour drive back home.
Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban Valley|Matt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Michlin, who was looking for ideas for a new startup company, says he felt a lightbulb switch on over his head.
The Airbnb of Home-Cooked Meals|Itay Hod|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He said it would be wise to stop taking it, lest it turn on my “genetic light switch.”
Birth Control Made My Hair Fall Out, and I’m Not the Only One|Molly Oswaks|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He lifted his head, looked around him, and was just going to switch off the light, when he noticed the open book on his table.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
Even as he spoke, Gray had found the switch, and the apartment of Kazmah became flooded with subdued light.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
She had forgotten to tell her mother of that fact—the safety of the closed receiving switch.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose
Delancy's hand shot out to the radio switch, cutting off the voice of the announcer.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
A switch is furnished so that when desired the stops and expression levers may be cut off and left to be operated by hand.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller

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