moundsman

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noun

A pitcher.

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Meanings

nounmoundsman (plural moundsmen)

plural moundsmen

  1. slangball gamesA pitcher.

    Managed and shortstopped by George Wright and full of league stalwarts—Joe Start, Paul Hines, and Jim O'rourke—they also had 1-year-old phenom Monte Ward as primary moundsman (teams now generally used multiple pitchers).

    2017, Brandon Isleib, Playing for a Winner, page 77
  2. historicalgeographyA man employed to dig pits and erect mounds as reference markers for surveys.

Origin

From mound + -s- + -man.

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APA

moundsman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moundsman

MLA

“moundsman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moundsman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moundsman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moundsman.

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