Moundsman

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A pitcher. slang

    "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)."

  2. 2
    A man employed to dig pits and erect mounds as reference markers for surveys. historical

Example

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"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)."

Etymology

From mound + -s- + -man.

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