junkballer

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noun

A player that hits a lot of slow shots.

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Meanings

nounjunkballer (plural junkballers)

plural junkballers · alternative junk baller · alternative junk-baller

  1. derogatorysometimeshobbiesA player that hits a lot of slow shots.
  2. ball gamesA pitcher that relies heavily on off-speed pitches.

    From the beginning, Clemens was a fireballer, Wells more of a junkballer.

    2007 June 14, Lee Jenkins, “At 44, Wells Is the Anti-Clemens”, in New York Times

Origin

From junkball + -er.

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APA

junkballer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/junkballer

MLA

“junkballer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/junkballer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “junkballer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/junkballer.

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