Synonyms of designated hitter

designated hitter

noun

as in replacement

a person or thing that takes the place of another

you'll have to be my designated hitter in the office while I'm on business trips

Synonyms & Similar Words

• replacement
• substitute
• backup
• pinch hitter
• assistant
• surrogate
• relief
• sub
• locum tenens
• stand-in
• cover
• reserve
• proxy
• fill-in
• alternate
• deputy
• delegate
• second
• attorney
• factor
• agent
• representative
• apology
• makeshift
• assignee
• rep
• successor
• commissary
• stopgap
• envoy
• superseder
• procurator
• understudy
• reliever

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of designated hitter

With two men on following singles in the bottom of the third, Cardinals designated hitter Wilson Contreras struck out swinging on a 95 mph fastball to end the inning. —Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2024

Cleveland Guardians designated hitter David Fry is making his return to North Texas as an MLB All-Star. —Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2024

So is Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani; Betts, outfielder Teoscar Hernández, catcher Will Smith, and first baseman Freddie Freeman were all chosen as reserves. —David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024

Rays designated hitter Brandon Lowe added a solo homer in the ninth inning. —Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2024