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switch-hitter

switch-hitter noun: a person who can bat either as a right-hander or a left-hander; an ambidextrous batter.

Noun

switch-hitter (plural switch-hitters)

  1. A person who can bat either as a right-hander or a left-hander; an ambidextrous batter.
    • The average ball player can become an effective switch hitter only if he has switched hit from the time he commenced playing.1961, National Association of Basketball Coaches of the United States, American Football Coaches Association, Athletic Journal, volume 46, page 23
  2. A batsman who performs switch-hits.
  3. (slang) A person who has sex with both male and female partners.
    • I met this fat, balding, bisexual 'switch-hitter'— that was his word, 'switch-hitter'— and he was my first experience."1983, Edmund White, States of Desire: Travels in Gay America, page 218
    • The thinking is Ralston's gay—lots of us Fifth Squadders think he's gay. […] Or maybe he's a switch-hitter, a bisexual. Who knows?2010, Paul Bouchard, A Package at Gitmo, page 78
    Synonyms:
    bisexual

Synonyms of switch-hitter

Forms of switch-hitter

pluralswitch-hitters
alternative formswitch hitter

Questions about switch-hitter

What does switch-hitter mean?
Switch-hitter means a person who can bat either as a right-hander or a left-hander; an ambidextrous batter.
What part of speech is switch-hitter?
Switch-hitter is a noun.
What is the plural of switch-hitter?
The plural of switch-hitter is switch-hitters.

Words near switch-hitter in the dictionary

  1. switch-bladed
  2. switch-blades
  3. switch-blading
  4. switch-hit
  5. switch-hits
  6. switch-hitter
  7. switch-hitters
  8. switch-hitting
  9. switch-plant
  10. switcha
  11. switchability

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