pinch-hitter

Main Entry:
pinch hitter []
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: substitute batter
Synonyms: DH, alternate, backup, designated hitter, fill-in, proxy, replacement, stand-in, sub, substitute, understudy
Main Entry: substitute
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: someone or something that takes the place of another
Synonyms: agent, alternate, assistant, auxiliary, backup, changeling, delegate, deputy, dernier ressort, double, dummy, equivalent, expediency, expedient, fill-in, ghost, ghost writer, locum, locum tenens, makeshift, pinch-hitter, procurator, proxy, recourse, refuge, relay, relief, replacement, representative, reserve, resort, resource, stand-in, standby, stopgap, sub, succedaneum, successor, supplanter, supply, surrogate, symbol, temp, temporary, temporary expedient, understudy, vicar
Antonyms: permanent
Concept Thesaurus
Concept: Substitute.
Category: 2. Subservience to ends; actual subservience
Synonyms:
-nouns
substitute; deputy; badli.
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