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SLUGGER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does slugger mean?
• SLUGGER (noun)
The noun SLUGGER has 2 senses:
1. (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
2. a boxer noted for an ability to deliver hard punches
Familiarity information: SLUGGER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
batsman; batter; hitter; slugger
Hypernyms ("slugger" is a kind of...):
ballplayer; baseball player (an athlete who plays baseball)
Domain category:
ball; baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "slugger"):
bunter (a batter who bunts)
designated hitter (a ballplayer who is designated to bat in place of the pitcher)
pinch hitter ((baseball) a substitute for the regular batter)
switch-hitter (a baseball player who can bat either right or left handed)
whiffer (a batter who strikes out by swinging at and missing the third strike)
Derivation:
slug (strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A boxer noted for an ability to deliver hard punches
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
slogger; slugger
Hypernyms ("slugger" is a kind of...):
boxer; pugilist (someone who fights with his fists for sport)
Derivation:
slug (strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat)
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