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Meaning of switch-hitter | Babel Free

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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