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The Britannica Dictionary switch–hitter 1 ENTRIES FOUND:

• switch–hitter (noun)

switch–hitter /ˈswɪtʃˈhɪtɚ/ noun plural switch–hitters switch–hitter /ˈswɪtʃˈhɪtɚ/ noun plural switch–hitters Britannica Dictionary definition of SWITCH–HITTER [count] baseball : a batter who bats right-handed against a left-handed pitcher and left-handed against a right-handed pitcher

— switch–hit

/ˈswɪtʃˈhɪt/ verb switch–hits; switch–hit; switch–hitting [no object]

• His father taught him how to switch-hit when he was a kid.

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