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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Donning a short dark wig and backwards baseball cap, Carpenter looked almost unrecognizable in the sketch. Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025 Meyer, 37, wore a baseball cap over her long blonde hair. Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025 The collection ranges from reversible puffer jackets to wool baseball caps and varsity bombers, and Roller Rabbit’s loungewear. Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025 This denim baseball cap adds understated cool to her weekend—and will quickly become a staple in her rotation. Christa Joanna Lee, Glamour, 13 Oct. 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 21 Oct. 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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