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switch hitter

switch hitter is the alternative spelling 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

Forms of switch hitter

pluralswitch hitters

Questions about switch hitter

What is switch hitter the alternative spelling of?
Switch hitter is the alternative spelling of switch-hitter.

Words near switch hitter in the dictionary

  1. switch gears
  2. switch grass
  3. switch grasses
  4. switch hit
  5. switch hits
  6. switch hitter
  7. switch hitters
  8. switch hook
  9. switch hooks
  10. switch horn
  11. switch horns

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