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Gapper

/ˈɡæpə(ɹ)/

A ball hit through the regions between the outfielders.

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noun

1
A ball hit through the regions between the outfielders.
"Bob's gapper cleared the bags."
2
Someone who is on or has done a gap year, or a break from study.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Gapper"

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gonernoun	(informal) Someone (or something) doomed; a hopeless case, especially someone who is bound to die soon.
groundernoun	(baseball) A ground ball.
gatenoun	A doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall.
alleynoun	A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots of buildings.
gopher ballnoun	(baseball) A pitched ball hit for a home run.
sackernoun	A person who sacks or fires (dismisses someone from a job or position).
ground ballnoun	(baseball) A batted ball that bounces one or more times on the infield; a grounder.
groundballnoun	Alternative spelling of ground ball. [(baseball) A batted ball that bounces one or more times on the infield; a grounder.]
seeing eye ballnoun	(baseball) A batted ball that gets between several fielders.
tappernoun	One who makes a tapping noise.
flarenoun	A sudden bright light.
fair ballnoun	(baseball, softball) A ball which has been hit between the first base and third base lines
duck fartnoun	A layered (not mixed) drink made of Kahlua, Bailey's Irish cream and Crown Royal (in that order, and ideally with just a float of Crown).
ground ball with eyesnoun	(idiomatic, baseball, humorous) A weakly hit ground ball that barely evades the infielders.
bloopernoun	(informal) A blunder, an error.
outfieldnoun	(baseball, softball) The region of the field between the infield and the outer fence.
ofernoun	(baseball) An outfielder.
basepersonnoun	(baseball, softball) A fielder (of any gender) positioned near a base.
basepathnoun	(baseball) The grassless ways around the baseball diamond on which runners advance.
catchernoun	(baseball) The player who squats behind home plate and receives the pitches from the pitcher.