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knuckleballer
[ nuhk-uhl-baw-ler ]
/ ˈnʌk əlˌbɔ lər /
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noun Baseball.
a pitcher who specializes in throwing knuckleballs.
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Origin of knuckleballer
First recorded in 1940–45; knuckleball + -er1
Words nearby knuckleballer
knubbly, knubby, knuck, knuckle, knuckleball, knuckleballer, knucklebone, knucklebones, knuckle down, knuckle-duster, knucklehead
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How to use knuckleballer in a sentence
He picked up his nickname then: Dutch, after the old Washington Senators knuckleballer.