Word
baller
/ˈbɔɫɝ/
Definition
n. a person who is very good at something, especially sports or music. It is a casual way to say someone is a star or a top performer.
n. a person who is exceptionally skilled or successful in a particular field, particularly sports or music. Informal and often used in the context of hip-hop culture or professional athletics.
Examples
“He is a real baller when it comes to basketball.”
“The local team is full of ballers who have won several national championships this season.”
“While the rest of the league struggled with the new rules, the team's ballers adapted effortlessly, maintaining their high level of performance throughout the tournament.”
Examples
simple
“He is a real baller when it comes to basketball.”
contextual
“The local team is full of ballers who have won several national championships this season.”
complex
“While the rest of the league struggled with the new rules, the team's ballers adapted effortlessly, maintaining their high level of performance throughout the tournament.”
Etymology
From ball + -er. The sense referring to extravagance comes from NBA b-ballers being wealthy.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.