nonpitcher

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noun

A player who is not a pitcher and therefore is required to bat

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Meanings

nounnonpitcher (plural nonpitchers)

plural nonpitchers

  1. ball gamesA player who is not a pitcher and therefore is required to bat

    Sheffield was the only Tigers nonpitcher who did not play in Sunday’s game.

    2007 April 23, The Associated Press, “With Only Hitting to Focus on, Sheffield Has Found Himself in an Early Slump”, in New York Times

Origin

From non- + pitcher.

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APA

nonpitcher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonpitcher

MLA

“nonpitcher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonpitcher. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonpitcher,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonpitcher.

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