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

While some of the greatest players in history did indeed develop quickly, there is no doubt that college picks are safer choices as MLB teams have that much longer to watch a ballplayer develop skills. — Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Whereas players such as McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Bonds and so many others aced the visual ‘roid test, Raffy looked like an in-shape aging ballplayer. — Mac Engel july 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026

Dodgers management didn’t browbeat Treinen and Call, and that’s fine — ballplayers should be entitled to share their personal thoughts, however noxious. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

That’s one thing; ballplayers love nothing more than throwing around large sums of money to coerce normal humans to do unspeakable tasks. — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 14 July 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