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    SLUGGER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    (baseball) a ballplayer who is battingplay

    Synonyms:

    batsman; batter; hitter; slugger

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("slugger" is a kind of...):

    ballplayer; baseball player (an athlete who plays baseball)

    Domain category:

    ball; baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "slugger"):

    bunter (a batter who bunts)

    designated hitter (a ballplayer who is designated to bat in place of the pitcher)

    pinch hitter ((baseball) a substitute for the regular batter)

    switch-hitter (a baseball player who can bat either right or left handed)

    whiffer (a batter who strikes out by swinging at and missing the third strike)

    Derivation:

    slug (strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A boxer noted for an ability to deliver hard punchesplay

    Synonyms:

    slogger; slugger

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("slugger" is a kind of...):

    boxer; pugilist (someone who fights with his fists for sport)

    Derivation:

    slug (strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat)

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