ballplayer
Americannoun
-
a person who plays ball professionally, especially baseball.
-
anyone who plays ball.
noun
-
a player, esp in soccer, with outstanding ability to control the ball
-
a baseball player, esp a professional
Etymology
Origin of ballplayer
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Fader wasn’t convinced that a former ballplayer could handle its rigor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Bob was once so popular a ballplayer name that managers had to be careful not to trip over one Bob or another on their way through the clubhouse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2025
So he was a complete ballplayer for six years from 1981 until 1986.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2024
“The more I see him every day the more I realize how special of a person and a ballplayer he is.”
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024
Back in the twenties I was a pretty good ballplayer myself, though nothing like Jackie.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
