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baseballer

American  
[beys-baw-ler] / ˈbeɪsˌbɔ lər /

noun

  1. a baseball player, especially a member of a major-league team.


Etymology

Origin of baseballer

1885–90, baseball + -er 1; neologism for baseball player

Example Sentences

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The E! red carpet host married baseballer Cole Tucker last year.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2024

The K-pop band Blackpink are recognised as Time's Entertainer of the year, American baseballer Aaron Judge is the Athlete of the Year and Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh is the Icon of the Year.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2022

Before last week's sale he received the honor, rarely tendered a professional baseballer, of being consulted about the deal in which he was involved.

From Time Magazine Archive

Born in Washington, D. C. in 1889, he grew up to be a semiprofessional baseballer in St. Paul, Minn. Then he found his baritone voice was better than his throwing arm.

From Time Magazine Archive

Jesuit Dowling, once a crack baseballer, called "Puggy" by St. Louis schoolmates, worked on the Globe-Democrat before he became a priest in 1931, is today a member of Broun's Newspaper Guild.

From Time Magazine Archive