third baseman

noun

, Baseball.

1. the player whose position is third base.

Word History and Origins

Origin of third baseman¹

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

Example Sentences

Worry doesn't like him, and when he finds out about this break in training we'll have a new third-baseman.

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He dismissed the third-baseman and his scheming from mind, and believed Reddy as he had believed Arthurs.

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Fleetwood, the Hartford third-baseman, took his turn at the stick.

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Ken imagined what the third-baseman would have said if the coach had not been present.

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Ken had tried with all his might to feel friendly toward the third-baseman.

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