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designated hitter

des·ig·nate hit
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb dez-ig-neyt hit]
    • /verb ˈdɛz ɪgˌneɪt hɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb dez-ig-neyt hit]
    • /verb ˈdɛz ɪgˌneɪt hɪt/

Definitions of designated hitter words

  • countable noun designated hitter In baseball, a designated hitter is a player who bats in place of the pitcher. 3
  • noun designated hitter a player in the regular batting order who does not play a defensive position, but has been designated to bat in place of the pitcher 3
  • noun designated hitter a hitter selected prior to the start of the game to bat for the starting pitcher and all subsequent pitchers without otherwise affecting the status of the pitchers in the game. Abbreviation: DH, dh. 1
  • noun designated hitter (baseball) A batter who is permitted to substitute for a pitcher in the batting rotation in Major League Baseball's American League. 0
  • noun designated hitter (Colloquial) A person who is asked to substitute for another in handling a portion of a task for which the other is less capable. 0
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Origin of designated hitter

First appearance:

before 1970
One of the 2% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1970-75

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Parts of speech for Designated hitter

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Designated hitter

designated hitter popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for designated hitter

noun designated hitter

  • replacement — the act of replacing.
  • backup — Backup consists of extra equipment, resources, or people that you can get help or support from if necessary.
  • alternate — When you alternate two things, you keep using one then the other. When one thing alternates with another, the first regularly occurs after the other.
  • proxy — the agency, function, or power of a person authorized to act as the deputy or substitute for another.
  • sub — a submarine.
All 10 Synonyms of designated hitter

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