noun
- a person or thing that reaches or forms the bottom of something
- in cricket, a batsman who bats in the lower order
Usage: informal; often used in compound contexts
Usage: sports; chiefly British
Examples
- The bottomer of the barrel contained the oldest wine.
- He was a reliable bottomer in the team's batting lineup.
- The ship's bottomer was reinforced to withstand rough seas.
- As a bottomer, he rarely faced the opening bowlers.
- The bottomer of the stack held all the weight.