tailender

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noun

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

nountailender (plural tailenders)

plural tailenders · alternative tail-ender

  1. ball gamesOne of the last four or five batsmen in the batting order, normally bowlers with limited batting ability; a member of the tail.

    The Bushrangers moved a step closer to securing a berth in the final when tailenders Damien Wright and Clint McKay posted a century stand on day two, which gave the Vics a first-innings 400.

    2009 January 31, Michael Horan, “Andrew McDonald strikes early for Victoria”, in Herald Sun

Origin

From tail end + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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