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switch-hitter

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. A person who can bat either as a right-hander or a left-hander; an ambidextrous batter.
  2. A batsman who performs switch-hits.
  3. A person who has sex with both male and female sexual partners.

Examples

“The average ball player can become⟳ an effective switch⟳ hitter only if he has switched hit from the time he commenced playing.”
“I met this fat, balding, bisexual 'switch-hitter'— that was his word, 'switch-hitter'— and he was my first experience⟳."”
“The thinking is Ralston's gay—lots of us Fifth Squadders think⟳ he's gay. […] Or maybe he's a switch-hitter, a bisexual. Who knows?”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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