1. A young person, typically male, employed to retrieve balls during a tennis, squash, or similar sport match.
Usage: Common in professional tennis tournaments; The female equivalent is sometimes called a 'ballgirl'

Examples

• The ballboy quickly retrieved the tennis ball that went out of bounds.
• During the Wimbledon final, four ballboys were positioned around the court.
• The young ballboy had to stay alert throughout the entire match.
• She worked as a ballboy at the local tennis club during the summer.
• The ballboy handed fresh tennis balls to the server between points.