plural ballers
1
: an implement for shaping food into a ball or removing a core
a melon baller
2
US, informal
a
: an athlete who plays a sport that involves the use of a ball
especially
: a basketball player
In '98, Kobe represented again as the youngest baller in history to play in an NBA All-Star game. —
Bobbito Garcia
Bobbito Garcia
b
: a wealthy and successful person who lives lavishly
The next day he received a stack of cards listing his name and a new title: Baller. That is hip hop for … a big shot.—Amanda Schupak
Amanda Schupak
informal
: excellent, exciting, or extraordinary especially in a way that is suggestive of a lavish lifestyle
… gangster films, unsurprisingly, offer up some of the finest examples of watches that offer no functions other than to look totally baller …—Alfred Tong
Alfred TongFor the Law Firm of Gary, Williams, Lewis, and Watson, P.I., "low-budget" is a concept that just doesn't exist. To the contrary, the firm wants to make it clear just how baller the life of a private injury attorney can be.—Natasha Lydon
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
Kelce and his crew reportedly ordered like ballers.
—Toriano Porter, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
Kamado The baller sakes and the kamameshi (rice cooked in a pot with top-tier ingredients like snow crab or a decadent combo of wagyu and uni) can turn dinner at this West Hollywood restaurant into an over-the-top and deeply Japanese experience.
—Andy Wang, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The Grammy winner and baller were first linked earlier this month while partying at a NYC nightclub.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The 47-year-old ex baller showed off his generosity during a behind the scenes (BTS) video on YouTube on Super Bowl Sunday.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
Kelce and his crew reportedly ordered like ballers.
—Toriano Porter, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
Kamado The baller sakes and the kamameshi (rice cooked in a pot with top-tier ingredients like snow crab or a decadent combo of wagyu and uni) can turn dinner at this West Hollywood restaurant into an over-the-top and deeply Japanese experience.
—Andy Wang, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The Grammy winner and baller were first linked earlier this month while partying at a NYC nightclub.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Baller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baller. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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