"switch-hitter" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-switch-hitter.ogg [Australia] Forms: switch-hitters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} switch-hitter (plural switch-hitters)
  1. (baseball) A person who can bat either as a right-hander or a left-hander; an ambidextrous batter. Categories (topical): Baseball, People
    Sense id: en-switch-hitter-en-noun-B2pdbyzZ Disambiguation of People: 35 35 30 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (cricket) A batsman who performs switch-hits. Categories (topical): Cricket, People
    Sense id: en-switch-hitter-en-noun-x5zFh~CU Disambiguation of People: 35 35 30 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. (slang, sexuality) A person who has sex with both male and female sexual partners. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Sexuality, LGBT, People Synonyms: bisexual
    Sense id: en-switch-hitter-en-noun-wHCEgdZJ Disambiguation of LGBT: 18 13 70 Disambiguation of People: 35 35 30 Topics: lifestyle, sexuality
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: switch hitter

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