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Meaning of "ball girl" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BALL GIRL

ball girl  [bɔːl ɡɜːl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BALL GIRL

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Ball girl is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BALL GIRL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ball girl

Ball boy

Ball boys/girls are individuals, usually youths, who retrieve balls for players or officials in sports such as association football, American football, cricket, tennis, baseball and basketball. Though non-essential, their activities help to speed up play by reducing the amount of inactive time.

Definition of ball girl in the English dictionary

The definition of ball girl in the dictionary is a girl who retrieves balls that go out of play.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BALL GIRL


B-girl
ˈbiːˌɡɜːl
batgirl
ˈbætˌɡɜːl
cowgirl
ˈkaʊɡɜːl
girl
ɡɜːl
gurl
ɡɜːl
homegirl
ˈhəʊmˌɡɜːl
newsgirl
ˈnjuːzˌɡɜːl
playgirl
ˈpleɪˌɡɜːl
salesgirl
ˈseɪlzˌɡɜːl
schoolgirl
ˈskuːlˌɡɜːl
showgirl
ˈʃəʊˌɡɜːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BALL GIRL

ball
ball ammunition
ball and chain
ball bearing
ball boy
ball cartridge
ball cock
ball control
ball game
ball gown
ball hockey
ball joint
ball lightning
ball mill
ball of fire
ball of muscle
ball pen
ball race
ball tearer
ball valve

WORDS THAT END LIKE BALL GIRL

baby girl
best girl
birthday girl
boy-meets-girl
bunny girl
call girl
chorus girl
cover girl
day girl
flower girl
funny girl
Gibson girl
glamour girl
golden girl
It girl
old girl
servant girl
show girl
weather girl
wonder girl
working girl

Synonyms and antonyms of ball girl in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ball girl» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BALL GIRL

Find out the translation of ball girl to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ball girl from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ball girl» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

球女孩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ball girl
570 millions of speakers

English

ball girl
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गेंद लड़की
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكرة فتاة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мяч девушка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

menina bola
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বল মেয়ে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

balle fille
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gadis bola
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ballmädchen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ボールガール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공 소녀
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ball girl
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bóng cô gái
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பந்து பெண்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बॉल मुलगी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Top kızı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

palla ragazza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dziewczyna piłka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

м´яч дівчина
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

minge fată
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κορίτσι μπάλα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bal meisie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

boll flicka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ball jente
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ball girl

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BALL GIRL»

The term «ball girl» is regularly used and occupies the 84.584 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BALL GIRL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ball girl» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ball girl» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ball girl

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BALL GIRL»

Discover the use of ball girl in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ball girl and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Veterans Stadium: Field Of Memories
The then vice president immediately offered her the post as a ball girl. "I loved sports, so I accepted," said Styles, whose married name is Owens (no relation to Paul). "It was a case of being at the right place at the right time. I was hired right ...
Rich Westcott, 2005
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Reading Football: How the Popular Press Created an American ...
Like Gibson, Stanlaws regularly portrayed the American girl as an athlete: his Foot-ball Girl in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Weekly in 1899 was the seventh of eight figures in an "American Girl Series," her predecessors including a Golf Girl, ...
Michael Oriard, 1998
3
Hard to Believe!
This is my second year as a Phillies' ball girl. I love it. I think any one of the girls on the team will tell you it's the best job that they've ever had. I've been a huge Phillies fan my entire life so to get to come out and do this job and to be a part of the ...
Mike McNesby, 2009
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Cambridge Global English Stage 1 Teacher's Resource
Play the audio a few times. Pause after each exchange as learners repeat and point to the corresponding people in the picture. Audioscript: Track 25 Narrator: 1 Girl 1: Hit the ball! Girl 2: Oops. I missed. Narrator: 2 Girl 2: Throw the ball to Bingo ...
Annie Altamirano, Caroline Linse, Elly Schottman, 2014
5
The Pocket Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus
»v.tr. provide with ballast. ball-boy /bawlboy/ n. (fem. ball-girl /-garl/) boy or girl who retrieves balls that go out of play during a game. bal-lc-ri-na /babreena/ n. female ballet dancer. bol-let /balay, balay/ n. 1 dramatic or representational style of ...
Elizabeth Jewell, 2006
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The Articulate Mammal: An Introduction to Psycholinguistics
When she referred to subjects and objects, she put the subject first, and the object second: GIRL BALL 'The girl is bouncing the ball', GIRL FISH 'The girl is playing with a fish.' And she expressed possession by putting the possessor first, the ...
Jean Aitchison, 2011
7
LOVE MEANS NOTHING
n the fourth day of the tennis tournament Teresa made her debut as a ball girl. The temperature was above the normal for this time of year in the Sonoran desert ; it would be a true test of her stamina. Teresa was up to the task. “I'll take care of  ...
JoAnn T. Neis, 2014
8
The Oxford Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus
(fem. ball-girl /—gorl/) boy or girl who retrieves balls that go out of play during a game. bal'le'ri'na /balore'eno/ n. dancen bal'let /balay, balay/ n. 1 dramatic or representational style of dancing to music. 2 particular piece or performance of ...
Elizabeth Jewell, 2002
9
YouTube and Video Marketing: An Hour a Day
As an example, she showed "Amazing Ball girl catch," a Gatorade commercial directed by Baker Smith of Harvest Films. As Figure 4-15 illustrates, this video had more than 2.7 million views when this screen shot was taken. Figure 4-15: ...
Greg Jarboe, 2011
10
Catalog of copyright entries: Works of art.... Part 4
Front view of small girl picking blossoms] — [Play ball. Girl in bathing suit with ball in hands] — [Poinsettla girl ; by B. P. Gutmann. Left profile of girl's head with fur hat] — [Santa Claus's answer. Child in night clothes holding doll inarms] ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BALL GIRL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ball girl is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Miami Marlins Mailbag: International players, trade opportunities …
When I was younger, I remember wanting so badly to be a ball girl. I played softball and religiously followed Major League Baseball. Naturally ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
2
The Latest: Radwanska advances to Wimbledon quarterfinals
Madison Keys of the United States takes a towel from ball girl during her singles match against Olga Govortsova of Belarus, at the All England ... «Tulsa World, Jul 15»
3
The Latest: 2004 champion Maria Sharapova moves back into …
Madison Keys of the United States takes a towel from ball girl during her singles match against Olga Govortsova of Belarus, at the All England ... «Newser, Jul 15»
4
The Latest: Gasquet breaks racket after wasting match points …
Madison Keys of the United States takes a towel from ball girl during her singles match against Olga Govortsova of Belarus, at the All England ... «Newser, Jul 15»
5
The Latest: Maria Sharapova back in Wimbledon quarterfinals
Madison Keys of the United States takes a towel from ball girl during her singles match against Olga Govortsova of Belarus, at the All England ... «Bristol Herald Courier, Jul 15»
6
The Latest: CoCo Vandeweghe upsets Safarova to reach …
Madison Keys of the United States takes a towel from ball girl during her singles match against Olga Govortsova of Belarus, at the All England ... «Newser, Jul 15»
7
Wimbledon ball girl life is brutal but EVERY teen wants to be one
'It's ruthless,' says Susanne Gunman, whose daughter, Julia, 17, was a Wimbledon ball girl in 2013 and 2014, but did not make the final cut this ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
8
Murraymania is good news for Big Issue vendor
Jane has a long connection with tennis: in the 1980s she was a ball girl at one of the ladies' Wimbledon warm-up tournaments. She says: “I ... «Big Issue, Jul 15»
9
Gallery: Rafael Nadal upset by Dustin Brown, plus other Wimbledon …
Coco Vandeweghe of the United States hands a towel back to a ball girl, during the women's singles match against Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic at ... «Sacramento Bee, Jul 15»
10
Rochester native, partner advance at Wimbledon
A rather wilted looking ball girl ran into him as she sped after a ball between points. Flashing a broad smile, Butorac helped her back to her feet. «Post-Bulletin, Jul 15»

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