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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Beyond them, high wooden fences concealed the shanties—settlements—in which the ball boys and stable hands lived.
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Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2024
He was named one of the ball boys in the 1995 Super Bowl when his dad was serving as offensive coordinator for the 49ers.
—Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2024
Vinícius apparently also got into a spat with one of the ball boys at the Metropolitano.
—Tales Azzoni, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024
The ball boys and girls toweled off the volleyballs.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
An owner ran to scoop an errant poop from the artificial turf with the intensity of a US Open ball boy.
—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
Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2024
He was named one of the ball boys in the 1995 Super Bowl when his dad was serving as offensive coordinator for the 49ers.
—Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2024
Vinícius apparently also got into a spat with one of the ball boys at the Metropolitano.
—Tales Azzoni, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024
The ball boys and girls toweled off the volleyballs.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
An owner ran to scoop an errant poop from the artificial turf with the intensity of a US Open ball boy.
—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
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“Ball boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ball%20boy. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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