baseball player vs base runner

baseball player and base runner both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
baseball player	Yes	No	No	No
base runner	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, base runner is a hyponym of baseball player; that is, base runner is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than baseball player:

baseball player: an athlete who plays baseball
base runner: a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base)

Other hyponyms of baseball player include runner, batsman, batter, hitter, slugger, fielder, little leaguer, big leaguer, major leaguer, bush leaguer, minor leaguer, hurler, pitcher, twirler, utility man.

baseball player (noun)	base runner (noun)
an athlete who plays baseball	a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base)

baseball player vs base runner

baseball player and base runner both are nouns.

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