トップバッター

トップバッター

Japanese

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語), from English top + batter.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) トップバ​ッター [tòppú báꜜttàà] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
• IPA^(key): [to̞p̚pɯ̟ᵝ ba̠t̚ta̠ː]

Noun

トップバッター • (toppu battā) 

1. (baseball) first to bat
2. (by extension) the person who is first in line to do something

Synonyms

• (baseball): 一番打者(いちばんだしゃ) (ichiban dasha)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN