switch-hitter
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.47 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person who can bat either as a right-hander or a left-hander; an ambidextrous batter.
noun
A batsman who performs switch-hits.
Example Sentences
- "The average ball player can become an effective switch hitter only if he has switched hit from the time he commenced playing."
- "I met this fat, balding, bisexual 'switch-hitter'— that was his word, 'switch-hitter'— and he was my first experience.""
- "The thinking is Ralston's gay—lots of us Fifth Squadders think he's gay. […] Or maybe he's a switch-hitter, a bisexual. Who knows?"