ball boy
noun
: a male attendant who retrieves balls for players or officials (as in a tennis match or a baseball or basketball game)
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The 44-year-old, who was brought up a stone’s throw away from PSG’s former training ground, Camp des Loges, and was a ball boy at their games, spent 13 years at PSG as an academy graduate but made only five appearances as a professional before leaving.
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Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 3 July 2024
What was certainly impromptu was the wholesome sight of Andy Robertson and Alisson inviting the ball boys from the club’s academy, who were grouped together just off the pitch, to embrace their heroes in a joyous huddle.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Joshua Kimmich had other ideas and the combination of his brilliant quick-thinking and Musiala’s goal-hanging — allied to a ball boy who was, well, on the ball — led to Germany doubling their 1-0 lead from a highly unusual corner on 36 minutes, and making fools out of Italy in the process.
—Stuart James, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Back in 2000, which is the last time the Dolphins won a playoff game, McDaniel was a ball boy for the Denver Broncos.
—Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
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Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 3 July 2024
What was certainly impromptu was the wholesome sight of Andy Robertson and Alisson inviting the ball boys from the club’s academy, who were grouped together just off the pitch, to embrace their heroes in a joyous huddle.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Joshua Kimmich had other ideas and the combination of his brilliant quick-thinking and Musiala’s goal-hanging — allied to a ball boy who was, well, on the ball — led to Germany doubling their 1-0 lead from a highly unusual corner on 36 minutes, and making fools out of Italy in the process.
—Stuart James, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Back in 2000, which is the last time the Dolphins won a playoff game, McDaniel was a ball boy for the Denver Broncos.
—Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Ball boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ball%20boy. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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