# batsman

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbætsmən/ · frequency rank #17,083

## Definitions
1. A player of the batting side now on the field.
2. The player now receiving strike; the striker.
3. Any player selected for his or her team principally to bat, as opposed to a bowler.
4. A hitter.
5. An officer who used a pair of hand-held bats to signal to aircraft as they came in to land on the flight deck.

## Etymology
From bat + -s- + -man.

## Easily confused with
- **batman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batman-vs-batsman)
- **barman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barman-vs-batsman)
- **baseman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baseman-vs-batsman)
- **Bateman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bateman-vs-batsman)

## Common misspellings (11)
`abtsman`, `bastman`, `batmsan`, `batsamn`, `batsmann`, `batsmman`, `batsmna`, `batssman`, `battsman`, `bbatsman`, `btasman`

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