chinaman
nomnomattesté dans les dialogues
- Australie
A spin bowler who uses such an action.
nom
- 1
obsolèteA dealer in porcelain (china).
Étymologie
From china (“porcelain”) + -man.
nom
- 1
vieilliA left-arm unorthodox bowling action (left-arm wrist-spin).
Several cricketers came up to them and asked Pradeep about his effortless action mimicry and his promising chinaman bowling.
- 2
A spin bowler who uses such an action.
- 3
A ball delivered with such an action.
Étymologie
From Chinaman, a dated, now offensive term for a Chinese person. Compare Chinese (“unfamiliar, unexpected”). Named in reference to Ellis Achong, a West Indian player of Chinese descent.
Formes
- pluriel
- chinamen