Fielding

[ feel-ding ]

noun

1. Henry, 1707–54, English novelist, dramatist, and essayist.

Fielding

/ ˈfiːldɪŋ /

noun

1. FieldingHenry17071754MEnglishWRITING: novelistTHEATRE: dramatistLAW: magistrate Henry . 1707–54, English novelist and dramatist, noted particularly for his picaresque novel Tom Jones (1749) and for Joseph Andrews (1742), which starts as a parody of Richardson's Pamela : also noted as an enlightened magistrate and a founder of the Bow Street runners (1749)

Example Sentences

County Fire Department received a call regarding a residential fire in the 6000 block of Sultana Avenue at 4:49 p.m., said department spokesperson Fred Fielding.

From Los Angeles Times

Author Helen Fielding says Bridget Jones has found a new audience with Gen Z, who have more problems than young women did 30 years ago but take comfort in the character's trials and tribulations.

From BBC

Grant said that Fielding then started writing a novel about a woman raising children by herself, and then realised the main character was "a bit like Bridget".

From BBC

Randall Kuhn, a professor of community health sciences in the Fielding School of Public Health, said the team wanted to know whether the proliferation of anti-camping laws would unleash hostility toward homeless people.

From Los Angeles Times

Fielding first on a baking hot morning, the US took three wickets in the first five overs, partly thanks to Taylor’s slip catch to remove Mohammad Rizwan.

From BBC

Related Words

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