baseball player

See also: baseball-player

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Noun

baseball player (plural baseball players)

a baseball player
  1. One who plays baseball, especially professional baseball.
    Synonym: baseballer
    Hypernyms: athlete, sportsman
    Hyponyms: catcher, batter, infielder, outfielder, pitcher
    Holonym: team
    • 1886 July 17, Boston Globe, page 5:
      Several years ago, says the Chicago Tribune, Joe Quest, now of the Athletics, gave the name of ‘Charlie horse’ to a peculiar contraction and hardening of the muscles and tendons of the thigh, to which base ball players are especially liable from the sudden starting and stopping in chasing balls, as well as the frequent slides in base running.

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