designated hitter | Definition of designated hitter

Synonyms and Antonyms of designated hitter

a person or thing that takes the place of another

you'll have to be my designated hitter in the office while I'm on business trips

Synonyms of designated hitter

backup, cover, fill-in, locum tenens, pinch hitter, relief, replacement, reserve, stand-in, sub, substitute

Words Related to designated hitter

alternate, understudy

apology, makeshift, stopgap

agent, assignee, attorney, commissary, delegate, deputy, envoy, factor, procurator, proxy, rep, representative, surrogate

assistant, reliever, second

successor, superseder