Ball Boy Definition
noun
A male attendant on a tennis court who collects the ball when it is out of play.
American Heritage
A boy who retrieves balls that have gone out of play, as in tennis and baseball, or a boy in charge of the extra balls used in practice, as in basketball and football.
Webster's New World
A boy who is in charge of the extra balls used in practice or those that are out of play, especially in baseball.
American Heritage
(sports) A person, usually male, responsible for retrieving balls from the area of play, and returning them to the players.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Ball Boy
Noun
Singular:
ball boy
Plural:
ball-boys
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