Moundsman
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Moundsman is a noun meaning (baseball, slang) A pitcher.
Meaning
(baseball, slang) A pitcher.
More Meanings
- (historical, surveying) A man employed to dig pits and erect mounds as reference markers for surveys.
Example Sentences
Managed and shortstopped by George Wright and full of league stalwarts—Joe Start, Paul Hines, and Jim O'rourke—they also had 1-year-old phenom Monte Ward as primary moundsman (teams now generally used multiple pitchers).
Word Forms
- moundsmen
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mound, moundbuilder, moundwork, moundlet, mount, moundbuilding.
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