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    TWIRLER

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Someone who twirls a batonplay

    Synonyms:

    baton twirler; twirler

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

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

    performer; performing artist (an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience)

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

    drum majorette; majorette (a female baton twirler who accompanies a marching band)

    Derivation:

    twirl (cause to spin)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    (baseball) the person who does the pitchingplay

    Example:

    our pitcher has a sore arm

    Synonyms:

    hurler; pitcher; twirler

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

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

    ballplayer; baseball player (an athlete who plays baseball)

    thrower (someone who projects something (especially by a rapid motion of the arm))

    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)

    softball; softball game (a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer)

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

    left-handed pitcher; left-hander; left hander; lefthander; lefty; southpaw (a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand)

    right-handed pitcher; right-hander ((baseball) a pitcher who throws with the right hand)

    fireman; relief pitcher; reliever (a pitcher who does not start the game)

    screwballer ((baseball) a pitcher who throws screwballs)

    starting pitcher ((baseball) a pitcher who starts in a baseball game)

    Derivation:

    twirl (turn in a twisting or spinning motion)

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