switch-hitter

Either-side slugger

A switch-hitter is a baseball player who can bat from either side of the plate—left-handed against right-handed pitchers, right-handed against lefties.

The term extends to anyone skilled at two different approaches or roles.

In slang, a switch-hitter is a bisexual person: He's a switch-hitter, dates men and women.

baseball

batter

Uncooked cake mixture

OPS · doubles · triples · singles · RBI · walks · strikeouts · left-handed · right-handed

ambidexterity

ambidextrous

Skilled with both hands

dexterity · nimble · adroit · left-right · cross-dominance

versatility

adaptable

Able to adjust readily

multitalented · resourceful · well-rounded · dual-threat · multiskilled · dynamic · protean · jack-of-all-trades · generalist · polymath

bisexuality

bisexual

Attracted to multiple genders

  • biTwo, as prefix
  • fluidSubstance that flows
  • queerUnusual or non-normative

pansexual · LGBTQ · sexuality · orientation · dating · attraction · flexible

Categories
Opposites
batting side flexibility

switch-hitterrighty

Dominant hand majority

lefty

sexual orientation (slang)

switch-hittermonosexual

Attracted to one gender

straight · heterosexual · gay · homosexual · one-way

versatility/adaptability

switch-hitterspecialist

Expert in one field

one-trick pony · one-dimensional · single-minded · inflexible · rigid

Family

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