gloveman

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

glove +‎ -man

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

gloveman (plural glovemen)

  1. A boxer.
  2. (baseball) A fielder.
  3. (cricket) A wicketkeeper.
    • 2009 February 3, Richard Earle, “Btrad Haddin hits back at Daniel Vettori dig”, in Herald Sun[1], archived from the original on 5 February 2009:
      The Aussie gloveman hit back yesterday saying the accusations were worse than any wrongdoing he was alleged to have committed.