This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
ball girl
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun
Tennis. an attendant, usually a girl or young woman, employed to retrieve balls and supply players with them.
Baseball. an attendant, usually a girl or young women, who retrieves foul balls and brings the umpire new balls during the game.
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?
Origin of ball girl
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby ball girl
ballet-wrap cardigan, ball fern, ballflower, ball foot, ball game, ball girl, ball handling, ball hawk, ball hockey, ballicatter, ball ice
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use ball girl in a sentence
After Billie Jean King handed her the championship trophy, Raducanu carried it around the court, stopping to take pictures with ball boys and ball girls, as well as some admiring fans calling out her name.
Emma Raducanu's U.S. Open Win Showed the Future of Tennis. That's Very Good News|Sean Gregory|September 12, 2021|Time