plural ballers
1
: an implement for shaping food into a ball or removing a core
a melon baller
2
US, informal
a
: an athlete who plays a sport that involves the use of a ball
especially
: a basketball player
In '98, Kobe represented again as the youngest baller in history to play in an NBA All-Star game. —
Bobbito Garcia
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b
: a wealthy and successful person who lives lavishly
The next day he received a stack of cards listing his name and a new title: Baller. That is hip hop for … a big shot.—Amanda Schupak
Amanda Schupak
informal
: excellent, exciting, or extraordinary especially in a way that is suggestive of a lavish lifestyle
… gangster films, unsurprisingly, offer up some of the finest examples of watches that offer no functions other than to look totally baller …—Alfred Tong
Alfred TongFor the Law Firm of Gary, Williams, Lewis, and Watson, P.I., "low-budget" is a concept that just doesn't exist. To the contrary, the firm wants to make it clear just how baller the life of a private injury attorney can be.—Natasha Lydon
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Zoya Wazir, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
Cynthia proceeds to call Porsha, and Angela grabs the phone, executing an amazing assist like her baller husband, and forces Porsha to speak directly to Kelli.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
After the traditionally incredibly dominant US basketball team finished third at the 2004 Athens Olympics, the demoralizing loss forced the best ballers in the country to get serious and learn to work together.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
Want to see World Cup soccer matches like a big baller?
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Fudd headlines a draft class of ballers hitting the WNBA hardwood at a major moment in the league after a transformational collective bargaining agreement was inked in March.
—Zoya Wazir, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
Cynthia proceeds to call Porsha, and Angela grabs the phone, executing an amazing assist like her baller husband, and forces Porsha to speak directly to Kelli.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
After the traditionally incredibly dominant US basketball team finished third at the 2004 Athens Olympics, the demoralizing loss forced the best ballers in the country to get serious and learn to work together.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
Want to see World Cup soccer matches like a big baller?
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for baller
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“Baller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baller. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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