gloveman

[ gluhv-man ]

noun

, Baseball, Cricket.

, plural glove·men.

1. fielder.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gloveman¹

glove + man

Example Sentences

Short of catching bullets in his teeth, there is very little Smith can do to persuade those who believe Ben Foakes should still be in the England team as the best pure gloveman in the country.

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Surrey keeper Smith, 24, has won eight Test caps since being promoted to England’s first-choice gloveman at the beginning of the home summer.

From BBC

Foakes is a super gloveman, but without the range of shots a number seven so often needs to shepherd the tail.

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With 129 still needed, Inglis' uncertain start did little to calm Australian jitters, but the gloveman born in Leeds grew into a stand of 77 with Labuschagne.

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Gloveman Foakes has the temperament for the top of the order.

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