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fielder

[ feel-der ]

noun

  1. Baseball, Cricket. a player who fields the ball.
  2. Baseball. any of the players of the infield or the outfield, especially an outfielder.


fielder

/ ˈھːə /

noun

  1. cricket baseball
    1. a player in the field
    2. a member of the fielding rather than the batting side
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fielder1

1275–1325 for an earlier sense; Middle English. See field, -er 1
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Example Sentences

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Umpires call it a train wreck, a play that results in a horrific collision through no fault of the baserunner or fielder.

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With a runner on second and none out in the third inning, center fielder Taylor made a diving catch on a line drive directly in front of him, and Knack again stranded the runner.

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The left-handed batter and fielder is hitting .224 with 10 home runs in 446 at-bats in parts of three seasons entering Saturday’s game.

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Brook corrected that by running in the Cumbrian fells and last year he used a break, because of the death of his grandmother, to shed pounds and became the leading fielder in the England team.

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Center fielder Julio Rodríguez has seen his wins above replacement decline two years in a row after his rookie of the year splash in 2022, but at 24, he easily could rebound.

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