designated hitter

designated hitter

noun

Definition of DESIGNATED HITTER

1

: a baseball player designated at the start of the game to bat in place of the pitcher without causing the pitcher to be removed from the game

2

: representative, substitute

Examples of DESIGNATED HITTER

1. <you'll have to be my designated hitter in the office while I'm on business trips>

First Known Use of DESIGNATED HITTER

1973

Related to DESIGNATED HITTER

Synonyms: backup, cover, substitute, fill-in, locum tenens, pinch hitter, relief, replacement, reserve, stand-in, sub

Related Words: alternate, understudy; apology, makeshift, stopgap; agent, assignee, attorney, commissary, delegate, deputy, envoy, factor, procurator, proxy, rep, representative, surrogate; assistant, reliever, second; successor, superseder

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