σφαιριστής
From LSJ
Τί κοινότατον; ἐλπίς. καὶ γὰρ οἷς ἄλλο μηδέν, αὕτη πάρεστι → What is most common? Hope. For those who have nothing else, that is always there.
English (LSJ)
οῦ, ὁ,
A ball-player, Antig.Car. ap. Ath.12.548b, AP5.213 (Mel.).
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
σφαιριστής: -οῦ, ὁ, σφαιρίζων, ὁ παίζων τὴν παιδιὰν τῆς σφαίρας, σφαιριστὰν τὸν Ἔρωτα τρέφω Ἀνθ. Π. 5. 214, Ἀντίγ. Καρ. παρ’ Ἀθην. 548Β.