Baller vs Player - What's the difference?
baller | player |
(slang) One who plays basketball; a basketballer.
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(AAVE, slang) One who lives an extravagant, money-driven lifestyle.
(Etymology 2 )
One that plays
# One who plays any game or sport.
# (theater) An actor in a dramatic play.
# (music) One who plays on a musical instrument.
# (gaming, video games) A gamer; a gamester.
# (gambling) A gambler.
# (historical) A mechanism that actuates a player piano or other automatic musical instrument.
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# (electronics) An electronic device or software application that plays audio and/or video media, such as CD player.
One who is playful; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler.
A significant participant.
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, passage=Another Bush — George W.’s brother Jeb — is likely to be a big player in the Republican Party’s future.}}
(informal) A person who plays the field rather than having a long-term sexual relationship.
As nouns the difference between baller and player
is that baller is (slang) one who plays basketball; a basketballer while player is one that plays.baller
English
Noun
(en noun)citation
- Did you see that car? He’s such a baller .
See also
* melon baller Words from Shakespeare ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==Etymology 1
Noun
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
* (l)Noun
player
English
Noun
(en noun)- He thought he could become a player , at least at the state level.
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