ball boy
noun
: a male attendant who retrieves balls for players or officials (as in a tennis match or a baseball or basketball game)
Examples of ball boy in a Sentence
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An owner ran to scoop an errant poop from the artificial turf with the intensity of a US Open ball boy.
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Lauren Smiley, WIRED, 7 Nov. 2023
Queen Camilla, who celebrated her 76th birthday on Monday, also met with the some of the ball boys and girls during her visit to Wimbledon last week.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 17 July 2023
Taylor, a junior defensive end, linebacker and tight end, served as a ball boy and water boy growing up.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2023
The ball boys had to chase down the actual Cowboys-decal ball used by the offense to give to Turpin for safe-keeping.
—Kristi Scales, Dallas News, 11 Sep. 2023
Brown was a ball boy for the 2017 team that went undefeated and won a state championship.
—The Indianapolis Star, 8 Sep. 2023
In fourth grade, Goyeneche was the St. Bonaventure ball boy.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
And a ball boy provided further evidence by briefly interviewing Tatum before any of us reporters had a chance.
—Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2023
When meeting staff, volunteers, ball boys and girls and others before the start of the match, their sunglasses were nowhere in sight.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2023
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Lauren Smiley, WIRED, 7 Nov. 2023
Queen Camilla, who celebrated her 76th birthday on Monday, also met with the some of the ball boys and girls during her visit to Wimbledon last week.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 17 July 2023
Taylor, a junior defensive end, linebacker and tight end, served as a ball boy and water boy growing up.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2023
The ball boys had to chase down the actual Cowboys-decal ball used by the offense to give to Turpin for safe-keeping.
—Kristi Scales, Dallas News, 11 Sep. 2023
Brown was a ball boy for the 2017 team that went undefeated and won a state championship.
—The Indianapolis Star, 8 Sep. 2023
In fourth grade, Goyeneche was the St. Bonaventure ball boy.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
And a ball boy provided further evidence by briefly interviewing Tatum before any of us reporters had a chance.
—Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2023
When meeting staff, volunteers, ball boys and girls and others before the start of the match, their sunglasses were nowhere in sight.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1903, in the meaning defined above
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“Ball boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ball%20boy. Accessed 2 Dec. 2023.
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