ballplayer

noun

ball·​play·​er ˈbȯl-ˌplā-ər 

: a person who plays ball

especially : a baseball player

Examples of ballplayer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But if firefighters had a second career choice, Esposito said, many would want to be ballplayers. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Female ballplayers in other countries also face some of these issues. — Callie Maddox, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2026

Like ballplayers just before the pitch, animal control crouched into position, with thick metal grabbers, nooses, and nets at the ready. — Zachary Przystup, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026

Colorado Rockies’ Jake McCarthy was about to live every ballplayer’s dream — hitting a walk-off home run at home to give his team a victory at the MLB level. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ballplayer

• assayer
• betrayer
• bilayer
• bricklayer
• conveyer
• conveyor
• purveyor
• ratepayer
• soothsayer
• surveyor
• taxpayer
• gayer