Batsman vs Baller - What's the difference?
batsman | baller |
(cricket) A player of the batting side now on the field
(cricket) The player now receiving strike; the striker
(cricket) Any player selected for his or her team principally to bat, as opposed to a bowler
(slang) One who plays basketball; a basketballer.
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(AAVE, slang) One who lives an extravagant, money-driven lifestyle.
(Etymology 2 )
As nouns the difference between batsman and baller
is that batsman is (cricket) a player of the batting side now on the field while baller is (slang) one who plays basketball; a basketballer.batsman
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Synonyms
* batterNoun
(batsmen)- 2001: The batsman, Kathryn Leng, (who has played for quite a few years for England) asked the umpire dumbfounded if Charlie was going to bowl with a helmet on. — (Australian cricketer), her women's Ashes diary entry for 19 June 2001 [http://www.southernstars.org.au/ukdiary2001.htm]
Usage notes
* The term batsman is applied to both male and female cricketers; batswoman is much rarer. * Both batsman and batter can be used to refer to either cricketers or baseball players; cricketers are usually referred to as batsman and baseball players are usually referred to as batters.Derived terms
* batsmanshipAnagrams
*baller
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Noun
(en noun)citation
- Did you see that car? He’s such a baller .