pinch hitter
pinch hitter · pinch hitters
A substitute batter; one who pinch-hitsA substitute batter; one who pinch-hits.
» He appeared as a pinch hitter in the game.
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3 sensesA substitute batter; one who pinch-hits.
(baseball) a substitute for the regular batter
An aggressive batsman brought on to score runs quickly, even at the risk of losing his wicket.
(colloquial)A person who substitutes for another to perform one or more tasks.
I’ll be sending a pinch hitter to do the presentation because I have the flu.
Examples
2 sentencesHe appeared as a pinch hitter in the game.
A pinch hitter was brought into action in the last inning.
Origin
From pinch hit + -er.From pinch hit + -er.
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Forms
plural: pinch hitters| Singular | pinch hitter |
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