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moundsmen

moundsmen is the plural of moundsman.

Meaning of moundsman

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.

Questions about moundsmen

What is moundsmen the plural of?
Moundsmen is the plural of moundsman.

Words near moundsmen in the dictionary

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

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