baller

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kitchenware utensil for cutting ball-shaped pieces of foods.
  2. A person employed to divide molten metal into separate balls before it is hammered out.
  3. One who plays basketball (US) or association football (UK).
  4. One who has swag and lives an extravagant lifestyle.
  5. A person having sex.
  6. Ellipsis of baller band, a silicone rubber wristband, originating as a basketball sports wristband.
adj
  1. Very cool, especially due to extravagance.
name
  1. A surname from German.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɔːlɚ/ En-us-baller.ogg En-au-baller.ogg

Word forms

baller ballers balla more baller most baller

Etymology

From ball + -er. The sense referring to extravagance comes from NBA b-ballers being wealthy.

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