moundsmann.

Brit.

/ˈmaʊn(d)zmən/, U.S.

/ˈmaʊn(d)zm(ə)n/

Inflections: Plural moundsmen.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mound n.², man n.¹

Etymology: < the genitive of mound n.² (compare sense 8) + man n.¹

Baseball. colloquial.

= pitcher n.² 3b.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > baseball player > [noun] > pitcher

pitcher1845

relief pitcher1884

southpaw1887

side-wheeler1890

moundsman1906

pretzel bender1908

starter1911

sidewinder1913

low-ball pitcher1915

fastballer1924

route-goer1924

reliever1925

hurler1926

fireballer1928

spitballer1928

screwballer1929

stopper1948

closer1980

middleman1985

1906 Washington Post 7 Aug. 8/1 Mordecai Brown..was too accomplished a moundsman for the New Yorks.

1947 Daily Oklahoma 11 Aug. 13/1 Bogard, OCU moundsman, had brilliant help from his Gassers both afield and at bat.

1994 Sports Illustr. 25 Apr. 14 A barrage of runs and homers has turned heads—mostly those of moundsmen—as lousy pitching afflicts the game.

2010 J. D. Szalontai Small Ball in Big Leagues iii. 98 All three moundsmen pitched sparingly in 1923 and never pitched in the big leagues again.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moundsman
释义	moundsmann. Brit. /ˈmaʊn(d)zmən/, U.S. /ˈmaʊn(d)zm(ə)n/ Inflections: Plural moundsmen. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mound n.², man n.¹ Etymology: < the genitive of mound n.² (compare sense 8) + man n.¹ Baseball. colloquial. = pitcher n.² 3b. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > baseball player > [noun] > pitcher pitcher1845 relief pitcher1884 southpaw1887 side-wheeler1890 moundsman1906 pretzel bender1908 starter1911 sidewinder1913 low-ball pitcher1915 fastballer1924 route-goer1924 reliever1925 hurler1926 fireballer1928 spitballer1928 screwballer1929 stopper1948 closer1980 middleman1985 1906 Washington Post 7 Aug. 8/1 Mordecai Brown..was too accomplished a moundsman for the New Yorks. 1947 Daily Oklahoma 11 Aug. 13/1 Bogard, OCU moundsman, had brilliant help from his Gassers both afield and at bat. 1994 Sports Illustr. 25 Apr. 14 A barrage of runs and homers has turned heads—mostly those of moundsmen—as lousy pitching afflicts the game. 2010 J. D. Szalontai Small Ball in Big Leagues iii. 98 All three moundsmen pitched sparingly in 1923 and never pitched in the big leagues again. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1906
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