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ballboy

ballboy is the alternative spelling of ball boy.

Meaning of ball boy

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 ballboy

pluralballboys

Questions about ballboy

What is ballboy the alternative spelling of?
Ballboy is the alternative spelling of ball boy.

Words near ballboy in the dictionary

  1. Ballaugh
  2. ballbag
  3. ballbags
  4. ballbearing
  5. ballbearings
  6. ballboy
  7. ballboys
  8. ballbreaker
  9. ballbreakers
  10. ballbust
  11. ballbusted

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