batter:

(also ‘batsman‘ previous entry; plural: ‘batters‘)

a person who hits a ball with a bat in sports, especially in a baseball game; a hitter,

the batter (L) the catcher (sitting) & the umpire (R)

e.g.

When it comes to baseball game, Lance Berkman comes as one of the ten recent best batters.

 

In a game of cricket, a player at bat is more commonly called a ‘batsman’, and in a game of baseball, however, a player at bat is called a ‘batter’ or more commonly a ‘hitter’.

a batter

‘Batter’, as a noun, is also used to refer to (a) a semi-liquid mixture of flour, milk and eggs used in cooking — other spelling ‘bater’ (b) the slope of the outer wall face that recedes from bottom to top (c) in printing, a damaged area (spot) on the face of a type or plate; and as a verb, ‘batter’ means ‘to hit (something or someone) heavily and repeatedly’.
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