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TWIRLER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who twirls a baton
Synonyms:
baton twirler; twirler
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("twirler" is a kind of...):
performer; performing artist (an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "twirler"):
drum majorette; majorette (a female baton twirler who accompanies a marching band)
Derivation:
twirl (cause to spin)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(baseball) the person who does the pitching
Example:
our pitcher has a sore arm
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("twirler" is a kind of...):
ballplayer; baseball player (an athlete who plays baseball)
thrower (someone who projects something (especially by a rapid motion of the arm))
Domain category:
ball; baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)
softball; softball game (a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "twirler"):
left-handed pitcher; left-hander; left hander; lefthander; lefty; southpaw (a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand)
right-handed pitcher; right-hander ((baseball) a pitcher who throws with the right hand)
fireman; relief pitcher; reliever (a pitcher who does not start the game)
screwballer ((baseball) a pitcher who throws screwballs)
starting pitcher ((baseball) a pitcher who starts in a baseball game)
Derivation:
twirl (turn in a twisting or spinning motion)
