different between batsman vs grubber

English

Etymology

bat +? -s- +? -man

Pronunciation

Noun

batsman (plural batsmen)

1. (cricket) A player of the batting side now on the field.
2. (cricket) The player now receiving strike; the striker.
3. (cricket) Any player selected for his or her team principally to bat, as opposed to a bowler.
4. (cricket) Any of the above senses, restricted to male players.
5. (baseball, now rare) A hitter.
6. (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 (rare) (both male and female)

Hyponyms

• (cricket): batswoman (female) (when "batsman" is treated as both male and female)

Hypernyms

• (male cricketer): batter (rare) (both male and female)
• (cricket): cricketer

Antonyms

• (cricket): batswoman (female) (when "batsman" is treated as only male)

Derived terms

• batsmanship
• batswoman

Related terms

• bat

Translations

Anagrams

• Bantams, Batmans, bantams, batmans

English

Etymology

grub +? -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?b?(r)

Noun

grubber (plural grubbers)

1. One who grubs.
2. A machine or tool of the nature of a grub axe, grub hook, etc.
3. (rugby) An attacking short-distance kick in behind the defence in which the ball is bounced along the ground, using the uneven bounce of the ball to make it difficult for the defence to retrieve.

   Synonym: grubber kick
4. (cricket) A ball that bounces unusually low such that it is difficult for the batsman to hit properly.
5. (Britain, slang, dated) A sweetshop.
   • 1925, The Oxford Outlook (issues 34-43, page 158)

     He could, moreover, no longer be tempted to the Grubber, for all chocolate and sweets were taboo.

Derived terms

• bone-grubber

Translations

References

• Chambers's Etymological Dictionary, 1896, p. 314