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infielder

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A player who plays in the infield, which is the inner portion of the field.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, baseball, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Examples

The infielder run in to field the bunt.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: outfielder

noun

Meaning 2

(baseball) a person who plays a position in the infield

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fielder

Narrower terms: catcher, backstop, first baseman, first sacker, second baseman, second sacker, shortstop, third baseman, third sacker

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English field English infield 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 infielder From infield + -er.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

Bulgarian: инфилдър (infildǎr) — a player that plays in the infield
Catalan: interior — a player that plays in the infield
Chinese Mandarin: 內野手 /内野手 (nèiyěshǒu) — a player that plays in the infield
Hungarian: belső védő — a player that plays in the infield
Italian: interno — a player that plays in the infield
Japanese: 内野手 (naiyashu) — a player that plays in the infield
Korean: 내야수 (naeyasu) — a player that plays in the infield
Russian: инфи́лдер (infíldɛr) — a player that plays in the infield

Word forms

Inflections and variants

infielders — plural

Word family

Derived and related words

Derived: corner infielder, middle infielder

Related: infield, baseball, baseball game, softball, softball game

Semantic map

Other relationships

Hypernyms: fielder

Hyponyms: catcher, backstop, first baseman, first sacker, second baseman, second sacker, shortstop, third baseman, third sacker

Sources

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