トップバッター

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Japanese[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from top +‎ batter.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) トップバ​ッター [tòppú báꜜttàà] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [to̞p̚pɯ̟ᵝ ba̠t̚ta̠ː]

Noun[edit]

トップバッター • (toppu battā) 

  1. (baseball) first to bat
  2. (by extension) the person who is first in line to do something

Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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