'pinch hitter' definitions:
Definition of 'pinch hitter'
(from WordNet)
noun
(baseball) a substitute for the regular batter
Synonyms of 'pinch hitter'
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- advocate,
- agent,
- alter ego,
- alternate,
- alternative,
- amicus curiae,
- analogy,
- attorney,
- backup,
- backup man,
- champion,
- change,
- changeling,
- comparison,
- copy,
- counterfeit,
- deputy,
- double,
- dummy,
- equal,
- equivalent,
- ersatz,
- exchange,
- executive officer,
- exponent,
- fake,
- figurehead,
- fill-in,
- gate,
- ghost,
- ghostwriter,
- imitation,
- lieutenant,
- locum,
- locum tenens,
- makeshift,
- metaphor,
- metonymy,
- next best thing,
- paranymph,
- personnel,
- phony,
- pleader,
- procurator,
- proxy,
- relief,
- replacement,
- representative,
- reserves,
- ringer,
- second in command,
- second string,
- secondary,
- sign,
- spares,
- stand-in,
- sub,
- substituent,
- substitute,
- substitution,
- succedaneum,
- superseder,
- supplanter,
- surrogate,
- symbol,
- synecdoche,
- third string,
- token,
- understudy,
- utility man,
- utility player,
- vicar,
- vicar general,
- vice,
- vice-president,
- vice-regent,
- vicegerent