first baseman
first baseman · first basemen
The infield defensive player that stands near first baseThe infield defensive player that stands near first base.
» Tom is a great first baseman.
Meaning
1 sensesThe infield defensive player that stands near first base.
First basemen are usually left-handed.
(baseball) a man who plays first base
Examples
5 sentencesTom is a great first baseman.
Tom is an outstanding first baseman.
The first baseman tagged the runner out.
The shortstop then throws the ball to the first baseman.
The first baseman is the Achilles heel of our team.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From first base + -man.From first base + -man.
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Forms
plural: first basemen| Singular | first baseman |
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irregular · Lesson
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular