Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "ball player" suna ne da ke nufin mutumin da ke yin wasa ko kuma ya kware wajen buga wasan ƙwallon ƙafa, musamman ma wasan ƙwallon kwando ko ƙwallon kwando. Hakanan yana iya komawa ga ƙwararren ɗan wasa da ke buga wasan ƙwallon ƙafa, ko kuma memba na ƙungiyar da ke gasa a wasan ƙwallon ƙafa.
