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batsman.

A player of the batting side now on the field.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbætsmən/
  1. A player of the batting side now on the field.

  2. The player now receiving strike; the striker.

  3. Any player selected for his or her team principally to bat, as opposed to a bowler.

  4. A hitter.

    archaic
  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.

    historical
Where this word comes from

From bat + -s- + -man.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.