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baseball cap

American

noun

a close-fitting cap with a deep visor and usually the name or emblem of a baseball team, worn by baseball players, or by others as casual attire.

baseball cap British

noun

a close-fitting thin cap with a deep peak

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Otherwise, they’re shielded from the sun under his white baseball cap and his curly hair.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, wearing a Knicks jersey, a baseball cap and mask, slipped into Brooklyn’s Barclays Center in March to watch his favorite basketball team take on the Nets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

He had false teeth and an American flag baseball cap.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Trump wore an open-neck shirt and a white baseball cap pulled low over his eyes.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

An older white man in a polo shirt, jeans, and a baseball cap meets Supreme at the doorway with a handshake.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

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