"leadoff hitter" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: leadoff hitters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} leadoff hitter (plural leadoff hitters)
  1. (baseball) The first hitter in the batting order, who faces the first pitch of the game.
    Sense id: en-leadoff_hitter-en-noun-G8ZrmekA Categories (other): Baseball, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 29 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (baseball) The first hitter of any given inning. Related terms: cleanup hitter
    Sense id: en-leadoff_hitter-en-noun-Nl0REezG Categories (other): Baseball Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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