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WHIFFER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does whiffer mean?
• WHIFFER (noun)
The noun WHIFFER has 1 sense:
1. a batter who strikes out by swinging at and missing the third strike
Familiarity information: WHIFFER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A batter who strikes out by swinging at and missing the third strike
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("whiffer" is a kind of...):
batsman; batter; hitter; slugger ((baseball) a ballplayer who is batting)
Derivation:
whiff (strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third)
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