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DESIGNATED HITTER

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Dictionary entry overview: What does designated hitter mean?

• DESIGNATED HITTER (noun)
The noun DESIGNATED HITTER has 1 sense:

1. a ballplayer who is designated to bat in place of the pitcher

Familiarity information: DESIGNATED HITTER used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DESIGNATED HITTER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A ballplayer who is designated to bat in place of the pitcher

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("designated hitter" is a kind of...):

batsman; batter; hitter; slugger ((baseball) a ballplayer who is batting)

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