ballplayer has definitions from the fields of baseball,sport,games
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[ noun ] (baseball,sport,games) an athlete who plays baseball

Synonyms

baseball_player

Used in print

(Samuel Elkin, "The Ball Player," Nugget, 6: 5...)

The Riverside physician came down to look over the injured ballplayer .

Then , quickly , and a_little nervously , the doctor ordered a_couple_of ballplayers to carry the catcher into the dressing_room .

When the ballplayers started to carry the catcher off the field he said : `` That ought to teach the sonofabitch '' .

In the next moment , it seemed , the infield was crowded with spectators , ballplayers , cops , kids and a dog .

I am saying you 're not a professional ballplayer '' .

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