トップバッター

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Japanese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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

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References

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