paintballPronunciation: /ˈpeɪntbɔːl/Definition of paintball noun [mass noun] a game in which participants simulate military combat using airguns to shoot capsules of paint at each other: [as modifier]:a paintball gun [count noun] a capsule of paint used in paintball. Derivatives paintballer noun paintballing noun paintball in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of paintball in the US English dictionary