Translation guide
The English word "batter" has two main meanings: a mixture for cooking, and a player in baseball/cricket. These are completely different in Japanese.
A liquid mixture of flour, eggs, and milk used for pancakes, cakes, or coating food before frying.
General word for dough or batter. Can refer to both bread dough and liquid batter, but context usually makes it clear.
I make pancake batter.
There is leftover tempura batter.
Specifically refers to batter or coating for deep-fried foods like tempura or fried chicken.
The crispy batter is delicious.
Loanword from English, sometimes used in recipes or cooking shows, but less common than 生地.
Add banana to the batter.
The player who is trying to hit the ball in baseball or cricket.
Standard term for a batter in baseball. Used in official contexts and everyday conversation.
The next batter is the cleanup hitter.
Common loanword, especially in casual speech or among fans. Often used in compound terms like バッターボックス (batter's box).
Literally 'batting turn' or 'plate appearance', but sometimes used metonymically to refer to the batter.
Not a direct translation for 'batter'; use only when the context is clear.
The cooking meaning and the sports meaning are completely unrelated in Japanese. Using 生地 for a baseball player would be nonsense, and 打者 for pancake mix would be equally confusing.
バッターが打席に入る。
The batter steps into the batter's box.
打席に立つ。
Step up to the plate (as a batter).