tailender

See also: tail-ender

English

Alternative forms

• tail-ender

Etymology

From tail end + -er.

Pronunciation

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Noun

tailender (plural tailenders)

1. (cricket) One of the last four or five batsmen in the batting order, normally bowlers with limited batting ability; a member of the tail.
   • 2009 January 31, Michael Horan, “Andrew McDonald strikes early for Victoria”, in Herald Sun:

     The Bushrangers moved a step closer to securing a berth in the final when tailenders Damien Wright and Clint McKay posted a century stand on day two, which gave the Vics a first-innings 400.

See also

• tailender on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “tailender”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

• dateliner, entrailed, interdeal, trade line, tradeline