name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
fielder
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noun
Meaning 2
A dog trained in pursuit of game in the field.
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noun
Meaning 3
A defensive player in the field.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, softball, sports
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noun
Meaning 4
A fieldworker.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
Meaning 5
Agent noun of field: one who fields anything.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: agent, form-of
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noun
Meaning 6
A player of the fielding side, whose task is to gather the ball after the batsman has hit it, to catch the batsman out, or to prevent him from scoring.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
Examples
- His best fielder took the big wicket of the opponent team.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fieldsman
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
a member of the cricket team that is fielding rather than batting
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: fieldsman
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cricketer
Narrower terms: outfielder
noun
Meaning 8
a member of the baseball team that is in the field instead of at bat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: ballplayer, baseball player
Narrower terms: infielder, outfielder
History
Etymology
From Middle English feldere (“one who works in the field; rustic”), from Old English feldeware (“field-dweller”), equivalent to field + -er. The baseball sense is from 1832.
Etymology tree English field Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English fielder From field (verb) + -er.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: kenttäpelaaja — baseball: defensive player
- Japanese: 野手 (yashu) — baseball: defensive player
- Korean: 야수 (yasu) — baseball: defensive player
- Korean: 필더 (pildeo) — baseball: defensive player
- Finnish: kenttäpelaaja — cricket: player of the fielding side
- Māori: kaihopukuru — cricket: player of the fielding side
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