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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In a lengthy Instagram post, the five-time grand slam champion spoke about an incident with a ball boy during her semifinal against Mirra Andreeva in California.
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George Ramsay, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
Irsay started as a ball boy for the Colts in 1972 when his father, Robert Irsay, purchased the team, then based in Baltimore.
—Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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.
—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
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George Ramsay, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
Irsay started as a ball boy for the Colts in 1972 when his father, Robert Irsay, purchased the team, then based in Baltimore.
—Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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.
—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
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“Ball boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ball%20boy. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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