base runner

or base·run·ner

[ beys ruhn-er ]

noun

, Baseball.

1. a player of the team at bat who is on base or is trying to run from one base to another.

Other Words From

• base run·ning noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of base runner¹

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

Simply put, they believe the risk of losing a base runner is not worth the reward.

From Washington Post

A base-runner is out if he interferes with an opponent while the latter is fielding a ball or if he is hit by a batted ball.

From Project Gutenberg

For an instant the third base runner hesitated, fearing a caught fly, and that instant cost his side the game.

From Project Gutenberg

The batsman becomes a base-runner the moment he starts for first-base.

From Project Gutenberg

Such a ball is snapped from the wrist and should be aimed to catch the base runner who is attempting to steal the base.

From Project Gutenberg

A base runner should never stop trying to make a base until the ball is in the hands of the baseman.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• runner