fireballer

[ fahyuhr-baw-ler ]

noun

, Baseball Slang.

1. a hard-throwing fastball pitcher.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fireballer¹

fireball + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Now, due to a combination of that caliber of pitcher being extremely rare and contemporary doctrine favoring a run of late-inning relief fireballers, even the best starters usually pack it in after six frames.

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