English

Noun

batsman ‎(plural batsmen)

1. (cricket) A player of the batting side now on the field.
2. (cricket) The player now receiving strike; the striker.

   2001: 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. — Julia Price (Australian cricketer), her women's Ashes diary entry for 19 June 2001

3. (cricket) Any player selected for his or her team principally to bat, as opposed to a bowler.
4. (baseball, now rare) A hitter.

Usage notes

• The term batsman is applied to both male and female cricketers; batswoman is much rarer.
• In baseball, batsman is rarely used outside of the phrase 'hit batsman'

Synonyms

• (baseball): hitter, batter

Derived terms

• batsmanship

Related terms

• bat

Translations

Anagrams

• bantams, batmans