"baserunner" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: baserunners [plural]
Etymology: base + runner Etymology templates: {{compound|en|base|runner}} base + runner Head templates: {{en-noun}} baserunner (plural baserunners)
  1. (baseball, softball) A player who is on base and is thus trying to advance to the next base. Categories (topical): Baseball, Softball Synonyms: base runner Related terms: baserunning Translations (player): corredor [masculine] (Catalan), juoksija (Finnish), corridore [masculine] (Italian), corritrice [feminine] (Italian), ランナー (rannā) (Japanese), 走者 (alt: そうしゃ,sousha) (Japanese), 주자 (juja) (alt: 走者) (Korean)

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