"ballhawk" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "ball + hawk",
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      "form": "ballhawks",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Basketball",
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      "glosses": [
        "A player who is particularly good at catching interceptions."
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        "(American football, basketball) A player who is particularly good at catching interceptions."
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        "ball-games",
        "basketball",
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        {
          "ref": "2001 October 5, Deanna Isaacs, “Oddballs and True Believers/Film Center's New Marquee Player”, in Chicago Reader",
          "text": "They documented Waveland Avenue's ballhawk culture, where Moe Mullins, who's recovered more than 3,500, is king, and followed him home to gape at his bounty: 1,000 major-league balls hoarded like dinosaur eggs.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2007 July 18, Lee Jenkins, “At Wrigley, Fans Debate What to Do With a Ball”, in New York Times",
          "text": "Last season, when the Giants came to town, a noted ballhawk named Wes Wagner scored tickets in the first row of the bleacher boxes in right field.",
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        "A fielder who is particularly good at catching fly balls."
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        "(baseball) A fielder who is particularly good at catching fly balls."
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        "ball-games",
        "baseball",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
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  "etymology_text": "ball + hawk",
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        "en:Basketball",
        "en:Football (American)"
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        "A player who is particularly good at catching interceptions."
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        "(American football, basketball) A player who is particularly good at catching interceptions."
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          "ref": "2001 October 5, Deanna Isaacs, “Oddballs and True Believers/Film Center's New Marquee Player”, in Chicago Reader",
          "text": "They documented Waveland Avenue's ballhawk culture, where Moe Mullins, who's recovered more than 3,500, is king, and followed him home to gape at his bounty: 1,000 major-league balls hoarded like dinosaur eggs.",
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          "ref": "2007 July 18, Lee Jenkins, “At Wrigley, Fans Debate What to Do With a Ball”, in New York Times",
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        "(baseball) A fielder who is particularly good at catching fly balls."
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