Home › Words › B › basemanbasemanbaseman means A player positioned at or near a base: first baseman, second baseman or third baseman.EtymologyFrom base + man.nounA player positioned at or near a base: first baseman, second baseman or third baseman.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.baseperson 78% match — A fielder (of any gender) positioned near a base. vs baseman →basetender 75% match — A baseman. vs baseman →baserunner 69% match — A player who is on base and is thus trying to advance to the next base. vs baseman →basewoman 68% match — A female fielder positioned near a base vs baseman →baseballer 68% match — A baseball player; a person who plays baseball. vs baseman →baseliner 63% match — A player who plays from the baseline, seldom moving to the net. vs baseman →infielder 62% match — A player who plays in the infield, which is the inner portion of the field. vs baseman →backfielder 62% match — A player stationed in the backfield. vs baseman →