ballplayer
Americannoun
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a person who plays ball professionally, especially baseball.
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anyone who plays ball.
noun
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a player, esp in soccer, with outstanding ability to control the ball
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a baseball player, esp a professional
Etymology
Origin of ballplayer
Example Sentences
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His father, the multitalented comedian and creator of “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” didn’t think his boy had much talent and pressed him to be a ballplayer or a doctor.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025
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
Another pretty good ballplayer plays for Team Canada for the same reason, so you never know: Bremner could be teammates with Freddie Freeman next spring and Mike Trout next summer.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2025
“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
At the baseball games, some of the other men would ask Volpe how he ever produced a ballplayer like Tommy.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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