HyperDic: pinch_hitter

English > 1 sense of the expression pinch hitter:
NOUNperson pinch hitter(baseball) a substitute for the regular batter
English > pinch hitter: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning(baseball) a substitute for the regular batter.
Categorybaseball, baseball game, ballA ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players
softball, softball gameA game / game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond / diamond and with a ball that is larger / larger and softer
Broaderbatter, hitter, slugger, batsman(baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
substitute, reserve, second-stringerAn athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced

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