"leadoff hitter" meaning in English

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Noun

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. Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-leadoff_hitter-en-noun-G8ZrmekA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (baseball) The first hitter of any given inning. Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-leadoff_hitter-en-noun-Nl0REezG Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cleanup hitter

Inflected forms

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