Definition of "switch-hitter" [switch-hitter]

• A person who can bat either as a right-hander or a left-hander. (noun)
• A person who engages in sex with persons both male and female. (noun)

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• "Chipper is already the only switch-hitter in baseball history to have a career batting average of at least .300 with at least 400 home runs."
• "The switch-hitter has struggled badly against right-handed pitching, hitting from the left side of the plate."
• "He allowed Berkman -- a switch-hitter whose performance from the right side has diminished considerably in recent years -- to bat against lefties in both the sixth and eighth innings."