Plural of batsman
irregular plural
The plural of batsman is batsmen.
Forms of batsman
| Singular | batsman /ˈbætsmən/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | batsmen |
| Countable | countable |
Batsmen in a sentence
- He bowled forty-seven toe crushing yorkers that resulted in the wickets of 6 batsmen.From the entry yorker
- The batsmen have crossed, and Dhoni now has the strike.From the entry strike
- England's batsmen were nothing more than sitting ducks waiting to be picked off by these unerringly accurate marksmen.From the entry pick off
- The Australian batsmen were expecting an easier time with debutants Lonwabo Tsotsobe (4-50) and Wayne Parnell (1-52) replacing Dale Steyn and Ntini, while allrounder Kallis was also rested.2009 January 31, Richard Earle, “Proteas romp to No.1 ranking”, in Herald Sun. From the entry debutant
- The batsmen took an easy single as the ball approached the fieldsman but Gambhir called for a second on the throw and Franklin uprooted the non-striker's stumps.2009 March 19, AAP, “India 4-278 at stumps”, in Herald Sun. From the entry fieldsman
Meaning of batsman
- noun A player of the batting side now on the field.
- noun The player now receiving strike; the striker.
- noun Any player selected for his or her team principally to bat, as opposed to a bowler.
Nouns ending in -man: plural -men
Questions about the plural of batsman
- What is the plural of batsman?
- The plural of batsman is batsmen.
- Is batsman countable?
- Batsman is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: batsman (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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