ballplayer

ballplayer
noun
an athlete who plays baseball (Freq. 8)
• Syn: ↑baseball player
• Topics: ↑baseball, ↑baseball game
• Hypernyms: ↑athlete, ↑jock, ↑player, ↑participant
• Hyponyms:
• Instance Hyponyms:

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun
: one that plays ball; specifically : a professional baseball player

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/bawl"play'euhr/, n.
1. a person who plays ball professionally, esp. baseball.
2. anyone who plays ball.
[1610-20; BALL1 + PLAYER]

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ballplayer UK [ˈbɔːlˌpleɪə(r)] US [ˈbɔlˌpleɪər] noun [countable] [singular ballplayer plural ballplayers] american
someone who plays baseball, especially as their job
Thesaurus: players and positions in various sportshyponym

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  • ballplayer — noun Date: 1619 a person who plays ball; especially a baseball player …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • ballplayer — /bawl play euhr/, n. 1. a person who plays ball professionally, esp. baseball. 2. anyone who plays ball. [1610 20; BALL1 + PLAYER] * * * …   Universalium

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