billiardist
- a word derived from billiards.
Example Sentences
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A quiet, smiling little man, he enjoys telling of the time at the turn of the century when Mark Twain watched him play a great billiardist named Sutton.
From Time Magazine Archive
Spouse In Paris, one Gaston Orpholan, billiardist, climbed to the second platform of the Eiffel Tower and shouted at the city that his wife would not let him play billiards.
From Time Magazine Archive
Felix Grange, outstanding European billiardist, journeyed to the U. S.; entered the world's 18.2 balkline tournament in Washington, D. C. Last week, while practicing, he threw his cue aside in disgust.
From Time Magazine Archive
I have a billiardist on the premises, and I walk not less than ten miles every day with the cue in my hand.
From Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 5 (1901-1906) by Paine, Albert Bigelow
His rifle work was a revelation of genius—like the work of a prodigious young pianist or billiardist in the midst of mere natural excellence.
From Son of Power by Comfort, Will Levington
