polo

noun

po·​lo ˈpō-(ˌ)lō 

1

: a game played by teams of players on horseback using mallets with long flexible handles to drive a wooden ball through goalposts

2

: water polo

3

: polo shirt

poloist

ˈpō-(ˌ)lō-ist 

noun

Examples of polo in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ghana hosts its own events for Ghanaians and visitors, including the Baajo International Dance Festival, All Black Party and polo tournaments. —Vanessa Offiong, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025

While Prince Harry was in Aspen, Colorado, this week for a ski and snow polo getaway, the family is reportedly spending Christmas at home in California this year. —Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025

This long-sleeve polo is the ultimate loungewear essential. —Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2025

Everett Blunck, also tremendous in this year’s Griffin in Summer, stars as Ben, a 12-year-old boy who encounters sadistic hazing at an all-boys water-polo camp. —Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Balti, ball

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing polo

• polo coat
• polo-neck
• polo shirt
• water polo

Rhymes for polo

• nolo

Kids Definition

polo

noun

po·​lo ˈpō-lō 

: a game played by teams of players on horseback using long-handled mallets to drive a wooden ball

poloist

ˈpō-lō-əst 

noun

Biographical Definition

Polo

biographical name

Po·​lo ˈpō-(ˌ)lō 

Mar*co ˈmär-(ˌ)kō  1254–1324 Venetian traveler