Batsman
Part of speech:
Definition:
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Applied to both male and female cricketers: # A player of the batting side now on the field # The player now receiving strike; the striker #: 2001: The batsman, Kathryn Leng, (who has played for quite a few years for England) asked the umpire dumbfounded if Charlie was going to bowl with a helmet on. — Julia Price (Australian cricketer), her women's Ashes diary entry for 19 June 2001 [http://www.southernstars.org.au/ukdiary2001.htm] # Any player selected for his or her team principally to bat
Batter
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to hit or strike violently and repeatedlyto coat with batter
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A beaten mixture of flour and liquid (usually egg and milk), used for baking (e.g. pancakes, cake, or yorkshire pudding) or to coat food (e.g. fish) prior to fryingThe person who tries to hit the ball in a sport like baseballA batsman. Used under the modern fashion for expunging gender from all words, but in fact women cricketers refer to themselves as batsmen (ie. it's already gender-neutral, see the batsman article).A binge, a heavy drinking session.A slope.
Example sentence: The pitcher has the ball, and nothing happens until he lets go of it. So as the batter, I felt I had to fight for any bit of control I could get. I expected the umpire, the catcher, and the pitcher to wait on me. I wanted to get ready on my time.