shortstop
/ʃɔɹt.stap/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The infield defensive player that stands between the second baseman and the third baseman.
verb
Alternative form of short-stop (to play shortstop).
verb
Alternative form of short-stop (to cause to stop short).
Example Sentences
- "The shortstop ranged deep into the hole to make the stop."
- "“Your father was the best baseball player anyone had ever seen.” Excited but halting, her voice ran on past all obstacles. “We watched him play shortstop, and my father said he was the best, and my brothers too. The Cardinals sent a man down to talk to him about one of their teams.” Like an ancient marineress, she would not let go. She meant the St. Louis Cardinals’ farm teams."
- "Cam Smith bounced to shortstop on a 100 mph fastball, and Jacob Melton also grounded out on an 86.9 mph curveball."
- "I'll play shortstop when we make our proposal."
- "The shortstops and desperados were not permitted to play in this marker crap game."
- "He captained the Tecumsehs of London, Ontario, (International Association) in 1878; shortstopped for Cincinnati in 1879; stayed out of baseball in 1880; and finished as shortstop for Boston (NL) in 1881."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Germanic *skertaną Proto-Germanic *skurtaz Proto-West Germanic *skurt Old English sċort Middle English schort English short English stop English shortstop From short + stop.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ʃɔɹt.stap/