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/ˈsɒf(t)bɔːlə/, U.S. /ˈsɔf(t)ˌbɔlər/, /ˈsɑf(t)ˌbɑlər/ Sport. Originally U.S.
A person who plays softball; a softball player.
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1926 Appleton (Wisconsin) Post-Crescent 31 Mar. 17/1 Bull Montana's softballers are tied with LaBerges team each having won and lost one.
1946 Pop. Sci. May 262 (advt.) Yes, Softballers here's a real double header!..a genuine Louisville Sluggers Softball Bat and a copy of the 1946 H&B Official Softball Rule Book.
1988 Canberra Times 2 Feb. 17/5 Softballer Cathy Anderson should get a gold medal as big as a dinner plate.
2006 A. Giardina White Guys xiii. 210 One of them was Irish and graying, though only in his late thirties, with the rangy look of the brilliant weekend softballer.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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