gloveman

English

Etymology

From glove +‎ -man.

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

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Noun

gloveman (plural glovemen)

1. A boxer.
2. (baseball) A fielder.
3. (cricket) A wicketkeeper.
   • 2009 February 3, Richard Earle, “Btrad Haddin hits back at Daniel Vettori dig”, in Herald Sun‎^[1], archived from the original on 5 February 2009:

     The Aussie gloveman hit back yesterday saying the accusations were worse than any wrongdoing he was alleged to have committed.

Derived terms

• glovemanship