baller

== English == === Alternative forms === balla (all senses except "person who divides molten metal") === Etymology === From ball +‎ -er. The sense referring to extravagance comes from NBA b-ballers being wealthy. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɔːlɚ/ Rhymes: -ɔːlɚ === Noun === baller (plural ballers) A kitchenware utensil for cutting ball-shaped pieces of foods. Hypernym: utensil Hyponym: melon baller A person employed to divide molten metal into separate balls before it is hammered out. Hypernyms: worker < person (sports, slang) One who plays basketball (US) or association football (UK). Hypernyms: player, athlete < person Hyponyms: basketball player, basketballer, hooper; football player, footballer (African-American Vernacular, slang) One who has swag and lives an extravagant lifestyle. Hypernym: person (vulgar) A person having sex. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:copulator Hypernym: person (Philippines, fashion, colloquial) Ellipsis of baller band, a silicone rubber wristband, originating as a basketball sports wristband. === Adjective === baller (comparative more baller, superlative most baller) (African-American Vernacular, slang) Very cool, especially due to extravagance. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === See also === (AAVE): playa, player; live large footballer === Anagrams === Bellar == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from, or related to, Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō, “to throw”).Compare Italian ballare, Spanish bailar, Inherited from Late Latin ballāre = to dance. === Pronunciation === === Verb === baller to dance with one's arms swinging to swing or sway; to dangle ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “baller”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Pronunciation === === Verb === baller inflection of ballern: first-person singular present singular imperative == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== baller m indefinite plural of ball === Etymology 2 === ==== Alternative forms ==== ball ==== Noun ==== baller n indefinite plural of ball (Etymology 2)