batsman

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A player of the batting side now on the field.
2. 2
   The player now receiving strike; the striker.
3. 3
   Any player selected for his or her team principally to bat, as opposed to a bowler.
4. 4
   A hitter.
5. 5
   An officer who used a pair of hand-held bats to signal to aircraft as they came in to land on the flight deck.