Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

batsman

/ˈbætsmən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.40 in modern English

Syllables: bats-man
IPA: /ˈbætsmən/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A player of the batting side now on the field.

noun

The player now receiving strike; the striker.

noun

Any player selected for his or her team principally to bat, as opposed to a bowler.

noun

Archaic

noun

An officer who used a pair of hand-held bats to signal to aircraft as they came in to land on the flight deck.

Example Sentences

"The batsman, Kathryn Leng, (who has played for quite a few years for England) asked the umpire dumbfounded if Charlie was going to bowl with a helmet on."

Etymology

From bat + -s- + -man.

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

batsmen (plural)

Derived Forms

batsmanship batswoman

Phrases

hit batsman opening batsman

Frequently Paired Words

bat

Synonyms

hitter batter

Antonyms

batswoman

Questions

How do you pronounce batsman?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbætsmən/.
What does batsman mean?: A player of the batting side now on the field.
Where does batsman come from?: From bat + -s- + -man.

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