one-bagger

[ wuhn-bag-er ]

noun

, Baseball Informal.

1. single ( def 24 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of one-bagger¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

To the overnight business traveler intent on handling her own luggage — the “one-bagger” in doorman parlance — he is the discreet aide-de-camp, opening doors and tending to cars without belaboring the interaction.

From New York Times

Curtis Granderson, the pesky right-fielder who bats first for the Metropolitans, poked a one-bagger into left field, and so it began.

From New York Times

Related Words

• single