Definition of "ballplayer" [ballplayer]

• One who plays a ball game, especially baseball. (noun)

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• "An analogy to a minor-league ballplayer is apt: if you get your "cup of coffee" in the majors, would you be happy going back to play for the Podunk Boll Weevils?"
• "He essentially sold shares in his future earnings, just like this ballplayer is doing now."
• "Well, I got a 50% by running through it so quickly that I tapped the wrong button about three times ... these questions are frequently the equivalent of asking whether a certain ballplayer preferred gum or chaw."