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batsman
[ bats-muhn ]
noun
, plural bats·men.
- a batter, especially in cricket.
batsman
/ ˈbætsmən /
noun
- cricket
- a person who bats or whose turn it is to bat
- a player who specializes in batting
- a person on the ground who uses bats to guide the pilot of an aircraft when taxiing
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Derived Forms
- ˈbatsmanˌship, noun
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Other Words From
- batsman·ship noun
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Let us now picture to ourselves the batsman in circumstances contrary to what we have supposed above.
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Rain came at a critical moment also, and gave Woolley and Rhodes a wicket which was impossible for a batsman.
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Twice in succession he tempted the batsman with balls that were wide of the plate, but the batter was wary and refused them.
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Once he patted the ball a little way down the pitch, and shouted to the batsman at the other end, with hand extended: "Stay!"
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A good batsman can place the ball in any part of the field he chooses by meeting the ball at different angles.
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