TWIRLER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does twirler mean? 

• TWIRLER (noun)
  The noun TWIRLER has 2 senses:

1. someone who twirls a baton

2. (baseball) the person who does the pitching

  Familiarity information: TWIRLER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TWIRLER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who twirls a baton

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

baton twirler; twirler

Hypernyms ("twirler" is a kind of...):

performer; performing artist (an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "twirler"):

drum majorette; majorette (a female baton twirler who accompanies a marching band)

Derivation:

twirl (cause to spin)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(baseball) the person who does the pitching

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

hurler; pitcher; twirler

Context example:

our pitcher has a sore arm

Hypernyms ("twirler" is a kind of...):

ballplayer; baseball player (an athlete who plays baseball)

thrower (someone who projects something (especially by a rapid motion of the arm))

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)

softball; softball game (a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "twirler"):

left-handed pitcher; left-hander; left hander; lefthander; lefty; southpaw (a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand)

right-handed pitcher; right-hander ((baseball) a pitcher who throws with the right hand)

fireman; relief pitcher; reliever (a pitcher who does not start the game)

screwballer ((baseball) a pitcher who throws screwballs)

starting pitcher ((baseball) a pitcher who starts in a baseball game)

Derivation:

twirl (turn in a twisting or spinning motion)