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softballer

American  
[sawft-baw-ler, soft-] / ˈsɔftˌbɔ lər, ˈsɒft- /

noun

  1. a person who plays or is an enthusiast of softball.


Etymology

Origin of softballer

softball + -er 1

Example Sentences

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The players have a sense of reassurance in knowing that former softballer Lupe Diaz, a retired registered nurse, comes to all the games with her first aid kit.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2025

The stillness of Dallas Escobedo’s head as the Mexican softballer spins her arm around to deliver a pitch.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2021

When Ali Aguilar was a grade-schooler watching pitchers like Cat Osterman and Monica Abbott compete in the 2004 and ’08 Olympics, the aspiring young softballer dreamed of one day wearing the USA uniform herself.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2021

Since returning home to Plains, Ga., Jimmy Carter, famed fly-fisher, softballer and jogger, has been honing his skills at yet another avocation.

From Time Magazine Archive

She started the Fulton Firebirds two years ago at the suggestion of her mentor, a Black businesswoman we call Ms. Monica, who is the head lawyer at Coke, and who also is a former softballer.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone