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paceman

noun

Etymology

From pace + man.

  1. inherited from *mon-✻ — “human being, man”
  2. inherited from *mann-✻ — “man”
  3. inherited from *mann✻
  4. inherited from mann — “human being, person, man”
  5. inherited from man
  6. compounded as paceman — “pace + man”

Definitions

  1. A fast bowler

    A fast bowler; one who specialises in bowling fast.

    • The flair for bright batting went against them as they fell easy prey to the Aussie pacemen.
    • In the series he bowled 222.5 overs, a considerable number considering Test teams in 1948 could call upon a new ball every 55 overs and Australia had pacemen to burn in Lindwall, Miller, Johnston and Toshack.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA