polo

noun

po·​lo ˈpō-(ˌ)lō 

1

: a game played by teams of players on horseback using mallets with long flexible handles to drive a wooden ball through goalposts

2

: water polo

3

: polo shirt

poloist

ˈpō-(ˌ)lō-ist 

noun

Examples of polo in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As for her outfit, Swift stuck to the Chiefs’s color palette of red and white, opting for a gingham polo dress designed by her bestie Gigi Hadid’s brand, Guest in Residence. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 15 Sep. 2026

Blunt, meanwhile, wore an athletic orange top and dark sunglasses, accessorizing with some beaded necklaces, and Krasinski wore a striped polo and a pair of glasses. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026

Now, the style has become so mass that being part of a polo team or owning a horse at a stable no longer matters. — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2026

Things loosened considerably when an Argentina trip with polo player and model Nacho Figueras came up. — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Balti, ball

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing polo

• polo coat
• polo-neck
• polo shirt
• water polo

Rhymes for polo

• nolo

Kids Definition

polo

noun

po·​lo ˈpō-lō 

: a game played by teams of players on horseback using long-handled mallets to drive a wooden ball

poloist

ˈpō-lō-əst 

noun

Biographical Definition

Polo

biographical name

Po·​lo ˈpō-(ˌ)lō 

Mar*co ˈmär-(ˌ)kō  1254–1324 Venetian traveler