baseballer

noun

base·​ball·​er ˈbās-ˌbȯ-lər 

plural baseballers

: a baseball player

… the dispute between the professional baseballers and a scientist who claimed that the curve ball was an optical illusion.

—E. L. Doctorow, Ragtime, (1974) 1975

In the '90s dozens of sports stars, including baseballers Eric Davis and Darryl Strawberry, have returned to action after battling cancer.

—Mark Starr et al., Newsweek, 15 May 2000

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

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