batsman
English
noun
Definitions
- (cricket) A player of the batting side now on the field.
- (cricket) The player now receiving strike; the striker.
- (cricket) Any player selected for his or her team principally to bat, as opposed to a bowler.
- (cricket) Any of the above senses, restricted to male players.
- (baseball) A hitter.
Etymology
Compound from English bat (packsaddle) + English -s- (patronymic suffix, plural marker, genitive suffix, the patronymic suffix, plural)+ English -man.
Origin
English
-man
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -man English
- -s- English
- Batcape English
- Batnipples English
- Batverse English
- Robertsman English
- bat English
- bat house English
- batboy English
- batcape English
- batcrap English
- batdom English
- batfaced English
- batfish English
- batfowler English
- batfowling English
- batgirl English
- batless English
- batlet English
- batlike English
- batling English
- batmaker English
- batman English
- batmobile English
- batpoop English
- batsicle English
- batskin English
- batsmanship English
- batspit English
- batsqueak English
- batswoman English
- batting English
- battish English
- batty English
- batwing English
- brickbat English
- bullswool English
- clansperson English
- cluebat English
- goatshair English
- guildswoman English
- half-bat English
- hawksbeard English
- megabat English
- microbat English
- moonbat English
- nail bat English
- oversman English
- pigscot English
- plantsperson English
- scampsman English
- skainsmate English
- sneaksman English
- spearsman English
- statesman English
- tradeswoman English
- -man French
- bate Spanish, Castilian
- バッツマン Japanese
- バット Japanese
- -s, -es Middle English
- bakke Middle English
- bat Danish
- -mon Welsh
- ratbat Jamaican Creole
- -s-
- bat
- -man
- batty
- batman
- batboy
- batdom
- batlet
- megabat
- Batcape
- batlike
- batcrap
- batcape
- cluebat
- moonbat
- batfish
- batspit
- batless
- batskin
- pigscot
- batpoop
- batwing
- batling
- batgirl
- battish
- batting
- batsicle
- microbat
- batfaced
- half-bat
- oversman
- brickbat
- nail bat
- Batverse
- batmaker
- scampsman
- bullswool
- batmobile
- statesman
- batsqueak
- bat house
- goatshair
- sneaksman
- batfowler
- spearsman
- batswoman
- batfowling
- Robertsman
- hawksbeard
- skainsmate
- Batnipples
- tradeswoman
- clansperson
- guildswoman
- batsmanship
- plantsperson