One who comes up to bat.
One who or that which hits.
An assassin for hire; a hitman.
The batter.
A mechanism of a firearm acting upon the firing pin.
An individual who is on strike.
An officer's servant or orderly.
A piece of metal used to attract a magnet, or as a keeper for a magnet.
A piece of metal struck against a flint or quartz-rock to produce sparks; a steel.
A blacksmith's assistant who wields the sledgehammer.
A piece used to push other pieces toward the pockets in the Asian game of carom.
The batsman who is currently facing the bowler and defending his wicket.
One of the players on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.