noun
( in baseball ) a player who is named at the start of the game as the person who will hit the ball in place of the pitcher
noun
( in baseball ) a player who is named at the start of the game as the person who will hit the ball in place of the pitcher
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005