"junkballer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: junkballers [plural]
Etymology: From junkball + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|junkball|er}} junkball + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} junkballer (plural junkballers)
  1. (tennis, sometimes derogatory) A player that hits a lot of slow shots. Tags: derogatory, sometimes Categories (topical): Tennis
    Sense id: en-junkballer-en-noun-NQf3SN0e Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, tennis
  2. (baseball) A pitcher that relies heavily on off-speed pitches. Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-junkballer-en-noun-ZcvsfOmb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 67 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: junk baller [baseball, ball-games, games, sports, hobbies, lifestyle], junk-baller [baseball, ball-games, games, sports, hobbies, lifestyle]

Inflected forms

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