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moundsman

moundsman noun: a pitcher.

Noun

moundsman (plural moundsmen)

  1. (slang) A pitcher.
    • Managed and shortstopped by George Wright and full of league stalwarts—Joe Start, Paul Hines, and Jim O'rourke—they also had 1-year-old phenom Monte Ward as primary moundsman (teams now generally used multiple pitchers).2017, Brandon Isleib, Playing for a Winner, page 77
  2. (historical) A man employed to dig pits and erect mounds as reference markers for surveys.

Forms of moundsman

pluralmoundsmen

Origin of moundsman

From mound + -s- + -man.

Questions about moundsman

What does moundsman mean?
Moundsman means a pitcher.
What part of speech is moundsman?
Moundsman is a noun.
What is the plural of moundsman?
The plural of moundsman is moundsmen.

Words near moundsman in the dictionary

  1. moundlets
  2. moundlike
  3. Moundou
  4. mounds
  5. mounds royal
  6. moundsman
  7. moundsmen
  8. Moundsville
  9. moundwork
  10. moundworks
  11. moundy

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