Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pinch_hitter

1 sense of pinch hitter

Sense 1
pinch hitter -- ((baseball) a substitute for the regular batter)
       => substitute, reserve, second-stringer -- (an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced)
       => batter, hitter, slugger, batsman -- ((baseball) a ballplayer who is batting)