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单词 curveballer
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curveballern.

Brit. /ˈkəːvbɔːlə/, U.S. /ˈkərvˌbɔlər/, /ˈkərvˌbɑlər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: curveball n., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < curveball n. + -er suffix1.
Baseball.
A pitcher who specializes in throwing curveballs (curveball n. 1).
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1913 Indianapolis Star 26 Aug. 8/5 (heading) Bad day for curve ballers.
1931 Chicago Defender 13 June 9/4 Brilliant pitching on the part of Cherry Bell, curve baller of the Cubs.
1974 Washington Post 12 May d12/3 Curveballer Bob Randa of Churchill pitched a no-hitter.
2009 B. Gutman Yankees by Numbers 313 The curveballer helped the Yanks to the division title.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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