baller

English

Etymology

to ball + -er.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːlə(r)

Noun

baller (plural ballers)

1. (slang) One who plays basketball; a basketballer.
   • 2009 July 17, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, “Obama Tells Fellow Blacks: ‘No Excuses’ for Any Failure”, New York Times:

     I want them aspiring to be scientists and engineers, doctors and teachers, not just ballers and rappers.

2. (slang) One who lives an extravagant, money-driven lifestyle.

   Did you see that car? He’s such a baller.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

baller

1. Indefinite plural of ball.