ballplayer vs runner

runner vs ballplayer

ballplayer and runner both are nouns.

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

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

ballplayer: an athlete who plays baseball
runner: a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base)

Other hyponyms of ballplayer include base runner, batsman, batter, hitter, slugger, fielder, little leaguer, big leaguer, major leaguer, bush leaguer, minor leaguer, hurler, pitcher, twirler, utility man.

ballplayer (noun)	runner (noun)
an athlete who plays baseball	fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil
	device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along
	a long narrow carpet
	a trained athlete who competes in foot races
	someone who imports or exports without paying duties
	a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base)
	someone who travels on foot by running
	a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents
	(football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play
	a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips

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