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[syn: batter, hitter, slugger, batsman]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Batsman \Bats"man\, n.; pl. Batsmen.
The one who wields the bat in cricket, baseball, etc.; in
baseball, the batsman is usually called the batter.
[1913 Webster +PJC] Bat's-wing
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Batter \Bat"ter\ (b[a^]t"t[~e]r), n.
The one who wields the bat in baseball; the one whose turn it
is at bat; formerly called the batsman.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
batsman
n 1: (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting [syn: batter,
hitter, slugger, batsman]