Ballplayer (original) (raw)
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An athlete who plays baseball
Synonyms:
ballplayer; baseball player
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("ballplayer" is a kind of...):
athlete; jock (a person trained to compete in sports)
participant; player (a person who participates in or is skilled at some game)
Domain category:
ball; baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ballplayer"):
base runner; runner (a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base))
batsman; batter; hitter; slugger ((baseball) a ballplayer who is batting)
fielder (a member of the baseball team that is in the field instead of at bat)
little leaguer (a player between 8 and 12 years of age who is a member of a little-league team)
big leaguer; major leaguer (a member of a major-league baseball team)
bush leaguer; minor leaguer (a player on a minor-league baseball team)
hurler; pitcher; twirler ((baseball) the person who does the pitching)
utility man (a baseball player valued for the ability to play at several positions)
Instance hyponyms:
Cy Young; Danton True Young; Young (United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955))
Carl Yastrzemski; Yastrzemski (United States baseball player (born in 1939))
Ted Williams; Theodore Samuel Williams; Williams (United States baseball player noted as a hitter (1918-2002))
Babe Ruth; George Herman Ruth; Ruth; Sultan of Swat (United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948))
Jack Roosevelt Robinson; Jackie Robinson; Robinson (United States baseball player; first Black to play in the major leagues (1919-1972))
Leroy Robert Paige; Paige; Satchel Paige (United States baseball player; a black pitcher noted for his longevity (1906-1982))
Musial; Stan Musial; Stan the Man; Stanley Frank Musial (United States baseball player (born in 1920))
John Joseph McGraw; John McGraw; McGraw (United States baseball player and manager (1873-1934))
Mays; Say Hey Kid; Willie Howard Mays Jr.; Willie Mays (United States baseball player (born in 1931))
Mantle; Mickey Charles Mantle; Mickey Mantle (United States baseball player (1931-1997))
Gehrig; Henry Louis Gehrig; Lou Gehrig (baseball player who died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (1903-1941))
DiMaggio; Joe DiMaggio; Joseph Paul DiMaggio (United States professional baseball player noted for his batting ability (1914-1999))
Berra; Lawrence Peter Berra; Yogi; Yogi Berra (United States baseball player (born 1925))
Aaron; Hank Aaron; Henry Louis Aaron (United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934))