athlete vs ballplayer

ballplayer vs athlete

athlete and ballplayer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
athlete	Yes	No	No	No
ballplayer	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ballplayer is a hyponym of athlete; that is, ballplayer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than athlete:

athlete: a person trained to compete in sports
ballplayer: an athlete who plays baseball

Other hyponyms of athlete include acrobat, amateur, ball hawk, baseball player, basketball player, basketeer, cager, climber, cricketer, football player, footballer, goalie, goalkeeper, goaltender, netkeeper, netminder, gymnast, hockey player, ice-hockey player, hooker, hurdler, jumper, lacrosse player, letterman, Olympian, pentathlete, pro, professional, runner, sharpshooter, shot putter, skater, skier, sledder, soccer player, sport, striker, reserve, second-stringer, substitute, swimmer, swinger, tennis player, pole jumper, pole vaulter, vaulter, lifter, weightlifter, winger.

athlete (noun)	ballplayer (noun)
a person trained to compete in sports	an athlete who plays baseball

Difference between athlete and ballplayer

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