shortstop

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

shortstop
    n 1: (baseball) the person who plays the shortstop position
    2: the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is
       stationed between second and third base [syn: {shortstop},
       {short}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Shortstop \Short"stop`\, n. (Baseball)
   The player stationed in the field bewtween the second and
   third bases.
   [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

42 Moby Thesaurus words for "shortstop":
      amateur athlete, archer, athlete, ballplayer, baseballer, baseman,
      batter, battery, blocking back, bowman, catcher, center, coach,
      competitor, cricketer, defensive lineman, end, footballer,
      games-player, gamester, guard, infielder, jock, jumper, lineman,
      offensive lineman, outfield, outfielder, player, poloist,
      professional athlete, pugilist, quarterback, racer, skater, sport,
      sportsman, tackle, tailback, toxophilite, wingback, wrestler