shortstop

See also: short stop and short-stop

English

Etymology

short +‎ stop

Noun

shortstop (plural shortstops)

(baseball) The infield defensive player that stands between the second baseman and the third baseman.
The shortstop ranged deep into the hole to make the stop.
(figuratively) A nimble defender.
I'll play shortstop when we make our proposal.

See also

Translations

baseball position

Catalan: interbase (ca) m, f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 游擊手 (yóujīshǒu)
Czech: spojka (cs)
Finnish: sortti (fi), polttaja (fi)
French: arrêt-court (fr)

Italian: interbase
Japanese: ショート (ja) (shōto), 遊撃手 (ja) (ゆうげきしゅ, yūgekishu),
Korean: 유격수 (ko) (yugyeoksu)
Portuguese: interbases
Spanish: campo corto m, parador en corto m, torpedero m

Anagrams

stop short

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃɔʁt.stɔp/

Noun

shortstop m (plural shortstops)

(baseball) shortstop

Further reading

“shortstop” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Spanish

Noun

shortstop m (plural shortstops)

(baseball) shortstop

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