Bat boy
a boy or young man who takes care of the bats and sometimes other equipment of a team.
Historical Examples
The first time she had ever been a bat boy was when she was only eight years old.
Joan of the Journal Helen Diehl Olds
noun phrase
A person who beats homeless people
[1990s+; fr the bat boy who looks after bats for a baseball team]
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