ballplayer (redirected from ballplayers)

ball·play·er  (bôlplr)

n.

One who plays a ball game, especially baseball.

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ballplayer [ˈbɔːlˌpleɪə]

n

1. (Team Sports / Soccer) a player, esp in soccer, with outstanding ability to control the ball

2. (Team Sports / Baseball) US and Canadian a baseball player, esp a professional

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ballplayer - an athlete who plays baseball         baseball player baseball, 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 sports base 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 batting fielder - a member of the baseball team that is in the field instead of at bat little leaguer - a player between 8 and 12 years of age who is a member of a little-league team big leaguer, major leaguer - a member of a major-league baseball team bush leaguer, minor leaguer - a player on a minor-league baseball team hurler, 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 game utility man - a baseball player valued for the ability to play at several positions

Translations

ballplayer ball player [ˈbɔːlˌpleɪəʳ] N (US) (Baseball) → jugador(a) m/f de béisbol (Basketball) → baloncestista mf (Ftbl) → jugador(a) m/f de fútbol americano

ballplayer [ˈbɔːlpleɪə^r] ball player (US) n (= baseball player) → joueur/euse m/f de base-ball