ball boy
noun[C]
(alsoballboy)uk/ˈbɔːl ˌbɔɪ/us/ˈbɑːl ˌbɔɪ/aboywhopicksupballsduring atennis,footballor othersportsgameand gives them back to theplayers:
Hestartedhistennislifeas aballboyaged15.
Going out at Wembley is abigthrillevenif you are aballboy.
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- Therestwere abunchofspottyyoungsterswholookedlikeballboysormascots.
- Hisson, Nathan,becameaballboyfor Stanford Universitybasketballfouryearsago.
- I was put in as ballboy and I didn'tknowtherules. Ikeptthrowingtheballback to thewrongplayer.
Tennis & racket sports
- advantage
- backhand
- badminton
- ball girl
- baseline
- bird
- break
- break point
- code violation
- court
- double
- double fault
- groundstroke
- half-volley
- overhead
- shuttlecock
- squash
- tramlines
- unseeded
- volley
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