Bawler vs Baller - What's the difference?
bawler | baller |
(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 bawler and baller
is that bawler is agent noun of bawl; one who bawls while baller is one who plays basketball; a basketballer.baller
English
Noun
(en noun)citation
- Did you see that car? He’s such a baller .