"shortstop" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shortstops [plural]
Etymology: short + stop Etymology templates: {{compound|en|short|stop}} short + stop Head templates: {{en-noun}} shortstop (plural shortstops)
  1. (baseball) The infield defensive player that stands between the second baseman and the third baseman. Categories (topical): Baseball Translations (baseball: defensive player between second and third baseman): interbase [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), 游擊手 (Chinese Mandarin), 游击手 (yóujīshǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), spojka (Czech), sortti (note: in baseball) (Finnish), polttaja (in pesäpallo) (Finnish), arrêt-court (French), beállós (Hungarian), interbase (Italian), ショート (shōto) (Japanese), 遊撃手 (yūgekishu) (alt: ゆうげきしゅ) (Japanese), 유격수 (yugyeoksu) (alt: 遊擊手) (Korean), 쇼트 (syoteu) (Korean), interbases (Portuguese), campo corto [masculine] (Spanish), parador en corto [masculine] (Spanish), torpedero [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-shortstop-en-noun-BUH2p-Cj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 16 5 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'baseball: defensive player between second and third baseman': 89 6 5
  2. (figuratively) A nimble defender. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-shortstop-en-noun-0DHR-S2v
  3. (gambling) A player who is short of money. Categories (topical): Gambling
    Sense id: en-shortstop-en-noun-OZ9zKKFn Topics: gambling, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: catcher, pitcher, first baseman, second baseman, third baseman, infielder, outfielder

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