shortstop

short·stop  (shôrtstp)

n. Baseball Abbr. SS

1. The field position between second and third base.

2. The infielder who occupies this position.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shortstop - (baseball) the person who plays the shortstop position baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" infielder - (baseball) a person who plays a position in the infield
	2.	shortstop - the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base short position - (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?" baseball team - a team that plays baseball