tailender

tailender

See also: tail-ender

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
English tail end
English -er
English tailender

    From tail end + -er.

    Pronunciation

    • Audio (General Australian):(file)

    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

    Anagrams

    This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.