打者|だしゃdasha[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, baseballbatter
   最初さいしょの打者だしゃはアウトになった。↗

   The first batter was caught out.

• SynonymバッターNeutralLoanword for the batter, common in everyday speech; 「打者」 is the term favored in news reports and statistics.
• Antonym投手とうしゅNeutralThe pitcher, who stands opposite the batting 「打者」 in the matchup between offense and defense.

For the baseball batter use 「打者」, as in 「四番打者」 and 「強打者」; in everyday speech 「バッター」 is the usual word. The player on the other side of the matchup is the 「投手」.

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1. バッター。
2. バッツマン。