polo

noun

po·​lo ˈpō-(ˌ)lō How to pronounce polo (audio)
1
: a game played by teams of players on horseback using mallets with long flexible handles to drive a wooden ball through goalposts
2
3
poloist noun

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While Danielle Haim styled her sneakers with black trousers and a striped rugby polo, Alana Haim proved the $975 sneakers can immediate elevate a pair of black jeans and leather bomber jacket. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 12 Apr. 2025 Mark is an exceptional horse trainer with accolades like training Quarter Horse Race Stake winners and even polo horses for Polo Hall of Famer Bart Evans. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025 There will be a collection of four watches featuring miniaturized reproductions of illustrations from the narrative, each of them featuring horses in keeping with this year’s polo theme. Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025 In 2024, the King's office shared another throwback photo of Charles and Queen Elizabeth, kissing his mother's hand after a polo match in Windsor in 1985. Janine Henni, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for polo

Word History

Etymology

Balti, ball

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of polo was in 1872

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“Polo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polo. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

polo

noun
po·​lo ˈpō-lō How to pronounce polo (audio)
: a game played by teams of players on horseback using long-handled mallets to drive a wooden ball
poloist noun

Biographical Definition

Polo

biographical name

Po·​lo ˈpō-(ˌ)lō How to pronounce Polo (audio)
Mar*co ˈmär-(ˌ)kō How to pronounce Polo (audio) 1254–1324 Venetian traveler

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