designated hitter

noun

1

: a baseball player designated at the start of the game to bat in place of the pitcher without causing the pitcher to be removed from the game

2

: representative, substitute

Synonyms of designated hitter

• replacement
• substitute

Examples of designated hitter in a Sentence

you'll have to be my designated hitter in the office while I'm on business trips

Recent Examples on the Web

Pages was one of four Dodgers leading their respective position groups, joined by first baseman Freddie Freeman, third baseman Max Muncy and designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, who led all players with 1,165,133 votes. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026

Giants designated hitter Rafael Devers hit his second home run in the last three games, a no-doubt solo shot in the top of the sixth inning. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 June 2026

Offensively, the game broke open during a six-run fourth inning that featured home runs from outfielder Owen Caissie and designated hitter Kyle Stowers. — Tyler Carmona june 11, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026

Braves designated hitter Jorge Mateo homered for the second straight game to cut the Reds' lead in the fifth. — CBS News, 1 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for designated hitter

• babysitter
• bitter
• critter
• fitter
• fritter
• glitter
• jitter
• knitter
• litter
• quitter
• ritter
• splitter