ballhawk

English

noun
Definitions
  • (sports) A player who handles the ball skilfully
  • (baseball) A person who specializes in catching home-run and foul balls.

Etymology

Compound from English ball (testicle, round object) + English hawk (advocate of war warlike behavior, bird, sell).

Origin

English

hawk

Gloss

advocate of war warlike behavior, bird, sell

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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Emoji
🐓 🐔 🐣 🐤 🐥 🐦️ 🐧 🕊️ 🦃 🦅 🦆 🦉 🦚 🦜 🦢 🪶

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