Definition of designated hitter
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: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
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designated hitter
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Examples of designated hitter in a Sentence
you'll have to be my designated hitter in the office while I'm on business trips
First Known Use of designated hitter
1961
designated hitter Synonyms
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backup, cover, substitute, fill-in, locum tenens, pinch hitter, relief, replacement, reserve, stand-in, subRelated Words
alternate, understudy; apology, makeshift, stopgap; agent, assignee, attorney, commissary, delegate, deputy, envoy, factor, procurator, proxy, rep, representative, surrogate; assistant, reliever, second; successor, supersederDESIGNATED HITTER Defined for English Language Learners
designated hitter
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Definition of designated hitter for English Language Learners
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baseball : a player who is chosen at the beginning of a game to bat in the place of the pitcher and who does not play a position in the field
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