batswoman

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noun

A female batter.

OriginEnglish woman ← Middle English womman ← Old English wīfmann →
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Meanings

nounbatswoman (plural batswomen)

plural batswomen

  1. ball gamesA female batter.

Origin

  1. Englishbat
  2. Proto-Germanic*wībą
  3. Proto-West Germanic*wīb
  4. Old Englishwīf
  5. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  6. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  7. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  8. Old Englishmann
  9. Old Englishwīfmann
  10. Middle Englishwomman
  11. Englishwoman
  12. Englishbatswoman

From bat + -s- + woman.

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APA

batswoman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/batswoman

MLA

“batswoman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/batswoman. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “batswoman,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/batswoman.

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