ball boy

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bawl boi]
- /bɔl bɔɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bawl boi]
- /bɔl bɔɪ/

Definitions of ball boy words

countable noun ball boy In a tennis match, the ball boys pick up any balls that go into the net or off the court and throw them back to the players. In a baseball game, the ball boys are in charge of collecting the balls that are hit out of the field. 3
noun ball boy (in sport, esp tennis) a person who retrieves balls that go out of play 3
noun ball boy a boy who retrieves balls that have gone out of play, as in tennis and baseball, or a boy in charge of the extra balls used in practice, as in basketball and football 3
noun ball boy Tennis. an attendant, usually a boy or young man, employed to retrieve balls and supply players with them. 1
noun ball boy Baseball. an attendant, usually a boy or young man, who retrieves foul balls and brings the umpire new balls during the game. 1
noun ball boy tennis: boy who recovers ball 1

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Origin of ball boy

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

First recorded in 1900-05

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Parts of speech for Ball boy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Ball boy

ball boy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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