σφαιριστής
From LSJ
Ῥίζα γὰρ πάντων τῶν κακῶν ἐστιν ἡ φιλαργυρία → Root of all the evils is the love of money (Radix omnium malorum est cupiditas)
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.