💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Wicket taker"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| wicketkeepingnoun | (cricket) The role of the wicketkeeper. |
| wicketkeepernoun | (cricket) A player who stands behind the batsman’s wicket ready to catch the ball, or to stump the batsman. |
| wicketnoun | A small door or gate, especially one beside a larger one. |
| wickienoun | (sports, cricket, colloquial, British) A wicketkeeper. |
| backstopnoun | A default arrangement that holds if all else fails. |
| wicket maidennoun | (cricket) A maiden over in which a bowler gets a batsman out. |
| strike bowlernoun | (cricket) A bowler having the ability to take wickets, though often conceding runs. |
| keepernoun | (informal) A person or thing worth keeping. |
| dismissalnoun | Deprivation of office; the fact or process of being fired from employment or stripped of rank. |
| glovemannoun | A boxer. |
| fallnoun | The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity. |
| catchnoun | (countable) The act of seizing or capturing. |
| wicket-keeping glovesnoun | (cricket) Protective gloves worn by a wicket keeper to cushion the hands when repeatedly catching balls. |
| takeverb | (transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force. |
| sweepernoun | One who sweeps. |
| castlenoun | A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or mansion with some of the architectural features of medieval castles. |
| scorernoun | One who scores. |
| bowlernoun | (bowling) One who engages in the sport of bowling. |
| strikernoun | A person who is on strike, someone who has stopped working as a protest. |
| batsmannoun | (cricket) A player of the batting side now on the field. |
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