noun, masculine/ʃoɾtesˈtop/plural: shortstops
shortstop
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Germanic *skertaną Proto-Germanic *skurtaz Proto-West Germanic *skurt Old English sċort Middle English schort English short English stop English shortstopubor. Spanish shortstop Unadapted borrowing from English shortstop.