# bailer

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. One who bails or lades.
2. A utensil, as a bucket or cup, used in bailing; a machine for bailing water out of a pit.
3. Alternative form of bailor.
4. A delivery that heads towards the bails after pitching.
5. A delivery in which the ball hits one or both bails but does not dislodge them.

## Etymology
From bail + -er.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bailer