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spitballer

American  
[spit-baw-ler] / ˈspɪtˌbɔ lər /

noun

Baseball.

  1. a pitcher who is known or believed to throw spitballs.

Etymology

Origin of spitballer

spitball + -er 1

Example Sentences

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Dan Haren, David Wells and spitballer Burleigh Grimes were among the seven to beat a team six ways.

From Washington Times • May 5, 2015

Advertisement Beharie, a Juilliard-trained actresses who previously appeared in Shame, is some kind of fantastic—a spitballer whose line deliveries spin and curve and juke in unexpected ways.

From Slate • Nov. 18, 2013

Craftily, Mack did not start with either Grove or Walberg, but began the series with his old spitballer Howard Ehmke.

From Time Magazine Archive

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