batsman

noun

bats·​man ˈbats-mən How to pronounce batsman (audio)
: a batter especially in cricket

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What Anderson doesn’t mention was that the batsman was on 110 at the time. Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025 Among those is Nicholas Pooran, a prolific left-handed batsman from the West Indies who currently stars for Major League Cricket’s MI New York and is one of Mekala’s favorite players. Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 June 2025 The right-hander completed six innings for the second straight outing and wound up pitching 6.1 innings with seven hits, four runs (three earned), four strikeouts, a walk and a hit batsman. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 10 June 2025 Zack Nightingale reached base four times behind two singles, a walk and a hit batsman. John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for batsman

Word History

First Known Use

1756, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of batsman was in 1756

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“Batsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/batsman. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.

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