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baseballer

American  
[beys-baw-ler] / ˈbeɪsˌbɔ lər /

noun

  1. a baseball player, especially a member of a major-league team.


Etymology

Origin of baseballer

1885–90, baseball + -er 1; neologism for baseball player

Example Sentences

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The E! red carpet host married baseballer Cole Tucker last year.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2024

The K-pop band Blackpink are recognised as Time's Entertainer of the year, American baseballer Aaron Judge is the Athlete of the Year and Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh is the Icon of the Year.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2022

Jesuit Dowling, once a crack baseballer, called "Puggy" by St. Louis schoolmates, worked on the Globe-Democrat before he became a priest in 1931, is today a member of Broun's Newspaper Guild.

From Time Magazine Archive

Even Dizzy Dean once admitted that Gabby Hartnett was the only baseballer that was "smarter than me."

From Time Magazine Archive

Said onetime baseballer Rainey: It won't be over till the last man's out in the ninth.

From Time Magazine Archive

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