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designated hitter
noun
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
Full 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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First Known Use of DESIGNATED HITTER
1973
Related to DESIGNATED HITTER
- Synonyms
- backup, cover, substitute, fill-in, locum tenens, pinch hitter, relief, replacement, reserve, stand-in, sub
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