Meanings
prepositional phrase
- slangEngaged in prostitution.
So, going on the batter was a good way of getting money.
1975, Jan Mercer, The Other Half: Women in Australian Society (page 350)1 more example
To go on the batter was to walk the streets as a prostitute.
2003, Paul Baker, Polari - The Lost Language of Gay Men, page 164
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on the batter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20batter
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“on the batter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20batter. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on the batter,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20batter.
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