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baseball cap

noun

: a cap of the kind worn by baseball players that has a rounded crown and a long visor

Examples of baseball cap in a Sentence

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The employees at the merch counter near the entrance are prepping to sell T-shirts, baseball caps, and other souvenirs sporting Guy’s likeness or the club’s logo. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 30 Nov. 2025 The Emmy nominee was dressed casually in a plain white T-shirt with jeans and a blue baseball cap. Sarah Jones, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025 Security footage showed a white man wearing an N95 mask, dark pants, and a baseball cap grabbing the bag and walking out of the restaurant. Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 25 Nov. 2025 Status Baseball Caps What better way to combat a bad hair day than with a baseball cap? Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for baseball cap

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of baseball cap was in 1865

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“Baseball cap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baseball%20cap. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.

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baseball cap

noun
: a cap of the kind worn by baseball players that has a rounded crown and a long visor

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