pelotero

baseball player

noun peh-loh-TEH-rroh Rare

Usage Note

Pelotero primarily means 'baseball player' in the Caribbean Spanish-speaking world — Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and Puerto Rico — where baseball is the dominant sport. In Spain and much of South America, pelotero can mean a ball boy at a sporting event, or colloquially a flatterer or sycophant. Learners should be aware of this strong regional split.

Examples

"El pelotero firmó un contrato millonario."

Natural Translation

The baseball player signed a million-dollar contract.

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