comebacker

noun

come·​back·​er ˈkəm-ˌba-kər 

plural comebackers

1

baseball : a ground ball hit directly to the pitcher

… Cormier had retired Mo Vaughn … on a weak comebacker to the mound to end the seventh.

—Gordon Edes

2

golf : a putt back to the hole after a preceding putt has rolled past it

After pitching to within 20 feet of the pin, Junior runs his first putt four feet past and then misses the comebacker.

—Jaime Diaz

Examples of comebacker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Chicago White Sox starter Davis Martin sprung off the mound, fielded a Kody Clemens comebacker with his bare hand, spun and fired to first for the out in the fourth inning Thursday against the Minnesota Twins. —Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026

Neto then singled when his comebacker deflected off pitcher Will Vest. —Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 27 May 2026

Both runs came after Sheehan was hit in the right biceps on a comebacker from Troy Johnston, the second batter in the fourth. —CBS News, 25 May 2026

Buehrle got drilled in the foot by a comebacker and the ball ricocheted into foul territory on the first-base side. —Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for comebacker

• firecracker
• acker
• backer
• blacker
• cracker
• hacker
• lacquer
• packer
• slacker
• stacker
• thacker
• tracker