ballplayer

ball·play·er

B0046250 (bôl′plā′ər)n. One who plays a ball game, especially baseball.

ballplayer

(ˈbɔːlˌpleɪə) n1. (Soccer) a player, esp in soccer, with outstanding ability to control the ball2. (Baseball) US and Canadian a baseball player, esp a professional

ball•play•er

(ˈbɔlˌpleɪ ər)
n. a person who plays ball, esp. professional baseball. [1615–20]

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ballplayer - an athlete who plays baseball baseball playerbaseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"athlete, jock - a person trained to compete in sportsbase runner, runner - a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base)batsman, batter, hitter, slugger - (baseball) a ballplayer who is battingfielder - a member of the baseball team that is in the field instead of at batlittle leaguer - a player between 8 and 12 years of age who is a member of a little-league teambig leaguer, major leaguer - a member of a major-league baseball teambush leaguer, minor leaguer - a player on a minor-league baseball teamhurler, pitcher, twirler - (baseball) the person who does the pitching; "our pitcher has a sore arm"player, participant - a person who participates in or is skilled at some gameutility man - a baseball player valued for the ability to play at several positions

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