"tailender" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-tailender.ogg [Australia] Forms: tailenders [plural], tail-ender [alternative]
Etymology: From tail end + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|tail end|-er|text=+|tree=1}} From tail end + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} tailender (plural tailenders)
  1. (cricket) One of the last four or five batsmen in the batting order, normally bowlers with limited batting ability; a member of the tail. Related terms: in, Dictionary.com, Oxford University Press, 2019–2022

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Alternative forms

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