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☆ designated hitter

Baseball a player in the regular batting order who does not play a defensive position, but has been designated to bat in place of the pitcher

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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