speedballer

English

Etymology

speedball +‎ -er

Noun

speedballer (plural speedballers)

  1. A drug addict who takes speedballs (cocaine and heroin).
  2. (baseball) One who pitches speedballs.
    • 2009 July 19, George Vecsey, “A Hall of Fame for a Legendary Fastball Pitcher”, in New York Times‎:
      The movie was named “Bull Durham,” with Tim Robbins as the speedballer who was all over the place.
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