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whiffer

/ˈwɪf.ər/

Traduction: Nom désignant un batteur (au baseball) qui est retiré après avoir balancé et manqué la troisième prise.

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noun

/ˈwɪf.ər/C1formalsport
  • frNom désignant un batteur (au baseball) qui est retiré après avoir balancé et manqué la troisième prise.

A noun referring to a batter who strikes out by swinging at and missing the third strike.

  1. Strikeout batterC1informalamericansport

    A baseball batter who strikes out by swinging at and missing the third strike.

    frFrappeur qui échoue sur trois prises

    • The pitcher made him look like a whiffer with that curveball.
    • He's known as a whiffer because he often misses the third strike.
    • The crowd groaned as the whiffer struck out again.