pinch hitter
57 synonyms found
- alter ego
- alternate
- amicus curiae
- analogy
- backup
- backup man
- comparison
- deputy
- double
- equal
- equivalent
- ersatz
- exchange
- executive officer
- figurehead
- fill-in
- gate
- lieutenant
- locum
- locum tenens
- makeshift
- metaphor
- metonymy
- next best thing
- paranymph
- phony
- pleader
- procurator
- proxy
- relief
- replacement
- reserves
- ringer
- second in command
- second string
- secondary
- spares
- stand-in
- substituent
- substitute
- substitution
- succedaneum
- superseder
- supplanter
- surrogate
- synecdoche
- third string
- token
- understudy
- utility man
- utility player
- vicar
- vicar general
- vice
- vice-president
- vice-regent
- vicegerent
Definition
(n) :
a substitute batter; one who pinch-hits; an aggressive batsman brought on to score runs quickly, even at the risk of losing his wicket