"designated hitter" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: designated hitters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} designated hitter (plural designated hitters)
  1. (baseball) A batter who is permitted to substitute for a pitcher in the batting rotation for the duration of a baseball game. Synonyms: DH [abbreviation] Related terms: pinch hitter
    Sense id: en-designated_hitter-en-noun-TQgLnS89 Categories (other): Baseball, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14 Disambiguation of People: 50 50 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (colloquial) A person who is asked to substitute for another in handling a portion of a task for which the other is less capable. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-designated_hitter-en-noun-V7t5YkSR Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 50 50

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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