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switch-hitters

switch-hitters is the plural of switch-hitter.

Meaning of switch-hitter

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
    Synonyms:
    bisexual

Questions about switch-hitters

What is switch-hitters the plural of?
Switch-hitters is the plural of switch-hitter.

Words near switch-hitters in the dictionary

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

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