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designated hitter

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designated hitter noun
plural designated hitters
designated hitter
noun
plural designated hitters
Britannica Dictionary definition of DESIGNATED HITTER
[count] baseball
: a player who is chosen at the beginning of a game to bat in the place of the pitcher and who does not play a position in the field
— called also DH