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baseperson

noun

Etymology

From base + person.

  1. derived from 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 — “mask”
  2. derived from persōna — “mask used by actor; role, part, character”
  3. derived from parsone
  4. inherited from persoun
  5. compounded as baseperson — “base + person”

Definitions

  1. A fielder (of any gender) positioned near a base.

    • The baseperson may not interfere with the runner and must stay inside the cones.
    • The ready position for the second baseperson is generally located slightly more than halfway to second from first and 10 to 15 feet behind the base path (see Figure 4-34 ).

The neighborhood

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