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batsman
/ˈbætsmən/
noun 5
Collocations
2ADJ.
legendary, national
BATSMAN + NOUN
hossain, kathryn, leng, nasir, sachin, tendulkar
Definitions
noun
1
A player of the batting side now on the field.
2
The player now receiving strike; the striker.
The batsman, Kathryn Leng, (who has played for quite a few years for England) asked the umpire dumbfounded if Charlie was going to bowl with a helmet on.
3
Any player selected for his or her team principally to bat, as opposed to a bowler.
4
A hitter.
5
An officer who used a pair of hand-held bats to signal to aircraft as they came in to land on the flight deck.
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The batsman, Kathryn Leng, (who has played for quite a few years for England) asked the umpire dumbfounded if Charlie was going to bowl with a helmet on.
Wiktionary02
Bangladesh national cricket team batsman Nasir Hossain said this.
Tatoeba · #1150296103
Cricket fans across India are preparing to bid farewell to legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar, who is retiring after an extraordinary 24-year career.
Tatoeba · #12111899Usage Notes
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