racketballer
English
Etymology
From racketball + -er.
Noun
racketballer (plural racketballers)
- Alternative spelling of racquetballer.
- 1979, Doyal Nelson, “Trout Fishing in the Wilderness”, in Ian Bickle, editor, Outdoors West: Wildlife Adventure Stories, Saskatoon, Sask.: Western Producer Prairie Books, published 1980 (2nd printing), →ISBN, page 58:
- We were accompanied this time by Howie Rankin, a professional racketballer who operates a lively racketball court in Edmonton and who had never fished before.
- 1988, Stephanie Johnson, “No Match for Competition: Victory eludes novices”, in Nuntius, Altavista, Va.: Altavista High School, →OCLC, page 6, column 2:
- The leadership of Holly Collins, number two seed, and Kam Goldsmith, number three seed, gave the aspiring racketballers inspiration, Coach Chip Perkins said, “I’m glad the season is over, but the experience gained by the freshmen on the varsity team and the eighth graders on the j.v. team was encouraging. It will certainly help us in the future.”
- 1994, Eric Hanauer, quoting Dottie Frazier, “Dottie Frazier”, in Diving Pioneers: An Oral History of Diving in America, San Diego, Calif.: Watersport Publishing, →ISBN, section 4 (Women Underwater), page 146:
- I’m 72, and think about the 80s coming up. I think I still hold the record for being the oldest female racketballer at City College. Right now I’m playing at least three to four days a week at the YMCA, all with guys.