What does ball-player mean?

ball-player

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.81 in modern English

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"Ball-players always conclude their Diverſion at Cards."
"[T]he ſaid William Williams is about five Feet, nine Inches, and a Half high, ſlender ſtrait, and well-made, about 28 Years of Age, with […] large and hard Hands, and ’tis ſuppoſed one Hand is larger than the other, as he was a great Ball-Player: […]"
"Aleksandar Pavlovic, still only 20, is held in huge regard in Bavaria but is a ball-player rather than a ball-winner."

ball-players (plural)

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