batsman

== English == === Etymology === From bat +‎ -s- +‎ -man. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbætsmən/ === Noun === batsman (plural batsmen) (cricket) A player of the batting side now on the field. (cricket) The player now receiving strike; the striker. (cricket) Any player selected for his or her team principally to bat, as opposed to a bowler. (baseball, now rare) A hitter. (aviation, historical) An officer who used a pair of hand-held bats to signal to aircraft as they came in to land on the flight deck. ==== 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 (cricket): batter (both male and female) ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “cricket”): batswoman (female) (when "batsman" is treated as only male) ==== Hypernyms ==== (male cricketer): batter (both male and female) (cricket): cricketer ==== Hyponyms ==== (cricket): batswoman (female) (when "batsman" is treated as both male and female) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== bat ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Bantams, Batmans, bantams, batmans