batsman

noun5

1. •
   A player of the batting side now on the field.
2. •
   The player now receiving strike; the striker.

   • The batsman, Kathryn Leng, (who has played for quite a few years for England) asked the umpire dumbfounded if Charlie was going to bowl with a helmet on. — 2001
3. •
   Any player selected for his or her team principally to bat, as opposed to a bowler.
4. •
   (historical) An officer who used a pair of hand-held bats to signal to aircraft as they came in to land on the flight deck.
5. •
   (no longer used) A hitter.