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ball boy

ball boy noun: a person, usually male, responsible for retrieving balls from the area of play, and returning them to the players.

ball boy: a person, usually male, responsible for retrieving balls from the area of play, and returning them...
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Noun

ball boy (plural ball boys)

  1. A person, usually male, responsible for retrieving balls from the area of play, and returning them to the players.

Forms of ball boy

pluralball boys
alternative formballboy

Questions about ball boy

What does ball boy mean?
Ball boy means a person, usually male, responsible for retrieving balls from the area of play, and returning them to the players.
What part of speech is ball boy?
Ball boy is a noun.
What is the plural of ball boy?
The plural of ball boy is ball boys.

Words near ball boy in the dictionary

  1. ball and stick
  2. ball bag
  3. ball bags
  4. ball bearing
  5. ball bearings
  6. ball boy
  7. ball boys
  8. ball cacti
  9. ball cactus
  10. ball cap
  11. ball caps

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