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knickerbocker

knickerbocker

1 9.9
A member of an early New York baseball club in the 1800s
  • noun
  • /ˈnɪkərˌbɑːkər/
  • Archaic
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  • In the 19th century, the Knickerbockers played a significant role in the development of baseball.
  • the New York Knickerbockers
  • the York Knickerbockers
  • the Knickerbocker Greys

Examples

  • There's a Knickerbocker game tonight.

    Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)

  • That my Knickerbockers are now in the championship series and Tone the Bone, here, owes me 20 bucks?

    How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)

  • The Knickerbocker baseball team was one of the earliest clubs in New York City.

  • Many of the early baseball players who joined the Knickerbocker Club became local legends.

Synonyms

ballplayer
vsknickerbocker
  • US
54 3.0

A person who plays baseball, often as a professional

is a nineteenth century member of an early organized New York baseball club

Surface Forms

knickerbocker singular
knickerbockers plural

Etymology

The word Knickerbocker for a baseball club member comes from the made-up name Diedrich Knickerbocker, a comic Dutch character created by the writer Washington Irving. An early New York team took that name, so its players were called 'Knickerbockers'.