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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A male attendant on a tennis court who collects the ball when it is out of play.
- noun A boy who is in charge of the extra balls used in practice or those that are out of play, especially in baseball.
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- noun sports A person, usually male, responsible for retrieving balls from the area of play, and returning them to the players.
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- noun a boy who retrieves balls for tennis players
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