Designated Hitter Definition

noun
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

(baseball) A batter who is permitted to substitute for a pitcher in the batting rotation in Major League Baseball's American League.

Wiktionary

(colloquial) A person who is asked to substitute for another in handling a portion of a task for which the other is less capable.

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Noun

Singular:
designated hitter
Plural:
designated-hitters

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