ballplayer
a person who plays ball professionally, especially baseball.
anyone who plays ball.
Origin of ballplayer
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How to use ballplayer in a sentence
Ruth, as he put on the poundage and the paunch, the Yankees put their ballplayers in pinstripe uniforms because it made Ruth look slimmer.
Vin Scully’s best calls, from Don Larsen to Hank Aaron to Kirk Gibson | Cindy Boren | August 3, 2022 | Washington PostHe’s willing to do all these things to step outside the box of just not being a star ballplayer.
How Vernon Davis went from Pro Bowl tight end to movie and TV action star | Kareem Copeland | February 27, 2022 | Washington PostFor Berry she’s that ballplayer who will bowl over the catcher, do whatever is necessary to score.
The Night Sam Cooke Made ‘Chain Gang’ a Hymn to Freedom | Colin Fleming | October 17, 2021 | The Daily BeastWe held this campaign together and it doesn’t make sense to put new ballplayers on the field in the ninth inning.
GOP nominee for Virginia lieutenant governor drops staff before election | Antonio Olivo | September 9, 2021 | Washington PostProsecutors have indicated they will present the testimony of several ballplayers who they say received oxycodone from Kay, with Skaggs often acting as a middleman.
Angels, under pressure from prosecutors, resist turning over more records in drug probe | Gus Garcia-Roberts | September 8, 2021 | Washington Post
Nevertheless, Palmer is one ballplayer occasionally seen in the company of long, heavy novels.
“Well, we only have one team,” Williams, the Russian ballplayer quipped.
Billy Crystal's Tribute to Robin Williams at the Emmys Was Perfect | Kevin Fallon | August 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJapanese ballplayer Gives Best Interview Ever Speaking perfect English is overrated.
Beyoncé, Jimmy Fallon, Will and Jaden Smith, and More Viral Videos | The Daily Beast Video | June 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTOver a squeaking microphone someone is introducing his dear friend who is as generous as he is modest and a g-r-r-eat ballplayer.
Wilson looked more like a bouncer at a waterfront bar than a ballplayer.
Ed was, in my opinion, the greatest all-around ballplayer the country ever saw.
A Ball Player's Career | Adrian C. AnsonIf a ballplayer begins to play and to count his throws, it's all up for the time being.
Pompeii, Its Life and Art | August Mau
British Dictionary definitions for ballplayer
/ (ˈbɔːlˌpleɪə) /
a player, esp in soccer, with outstanding ability to control the ball
US and Canadian a baseball player, esp a professional
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