Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hardballer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hard-baller
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who plays the sport of hardball.

noun

One who exhibits tough or ruthless behaviour.

Informal

Etymology

From hardball + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: hardball

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

hardballers (plural)

Questions

What does hardballer mean?: One who plays the sport of hardball.
Where does hardballer come from?: From hardball + -er.

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