noun
Etymology: pinch (II) + hitter
1. : a player who is sent in to bat in the place of another especially in an emergency
2. : a person who acts or serves in the place of another : substitute
asked to fill in as a pinch hitter — Bernard Kalb
noun
Etymology: pinch (II) + hitter
1. : a player who is sent in to bat in the place of another especially in an emergency
2. : a person who acts or serves in the place of another : substitute
asked to fill in as a pinch hitter — Bernard Kalb
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012