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

2 senses of shortstop

Sense 1
shortstop -- ((baseball) the person who plays the shortstop position)
       => infielder -- ((baseball) a person who plays a position in the infield)

Sense 2
shortstop, short -- (the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base)
       => position -- ((in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?")