— billiardist , n.
/bil"yeuhrdz/ , n. ( used with a sing. v. )
any of several games played with hard balls of ivory or of a similar material that are driven with a cue on a cloth-covered table enclosed by a raised rim of rubber, esp. a game played with a cue ball and two object balls on a table without pockets. Cf. pool 2 (def. 8).
[ 1585-95; pl. of BILLIARD ]