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单词 pinch-runner
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pinch-runnern.

Brit. /ˈpɪn(t)ʃrʌnə/, U.S. /ˌpɪn(t)ʃˈrənər/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pinch- comb. form, runner n.1
Etymology: < pinch- comb. form + runner n.1 Compare earlier at (also in, †on, †upon) a pinch at pinch n. 6a and pinch-hitter n.
Baseball.
A player who substitutes for and runs for another player who has reached a base, esp. at a crucial period of play.
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1910 N.Y. Times 3 July s1/1 He calls on his pinch-hitters, pinch runners, and pinch-coachers and gets the signal code working overtime.
1934 News-week 13 Oct. 19/2 Manager Frisch..made the strategical error of using Dizzy Dean as a pinch runner.
1970 Toronto Daily Star 24 Sept. 17/1 Cash wound up at second and pinch-runner Freddie Patek at third.
1995 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 8 June e1/1 When I'd get a hit, I just jogged to first base and got a pinch-runner.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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