different between batsman vs trapball

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

trap +? ball

Noun

trapball (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) A game in which a batsman makes a ball hit a trap (device) that sends the ball into the air, where the batsman has to hit it again.

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