How to pronounce “designated hitter”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (baseball) A batter who is permitted to substitute for a pitcher in the batting rotation for the duration of a baseball game.
• (colloquial) A person who is asked to substitute for another in handling a portion of a task for which the other is less capable.

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