PINCH HITTER


Meaning of PINCH HITTER in English

1. Baseball. a substitute who bats for a teammate, often at a critical moment of the game.

2. any substitute for another, esp. in an emergency.

[ 1910-15, Amer. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .