tail-ender

A form of tailender — One of the last four or five batsmen in the batting order, normally bowlers with limited batting ability; a member of the tail.

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Meanings

nountail-ender (plural tail-enders)

plural tail-enders

  1. alternativeAlternative form of tailender.

Origin

From tail-end + -er.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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