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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
Sense 1
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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