English
tailender
From tail end + -er.
Today it means
noun One of the last four or five batsmen in the batting order, normally bowlers with limited batting ability; a member of the tail.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “tailender”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / tailender