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hardballer

noun

Etymology

From hardball + -er.

  1. derived from *bʰel-✻
  2. derived from *bʰélō✻
  3. inherited from *balluz✻
  4. derived from bǫllr
  5. inherited from *beall✻
  6. inherited from bal
  7. compounded as hardball — “hard + ball”
  8. suffixed as hardballer — “hardball + er”

Definitions

  1. One who plays the sport of hardball.

  2. One who exhibits tough or ruthless behaviour.

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