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.

Origin of fielder

1
1275–1325 for an earlier sense; Middle English. See field, -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for fielder

fielder

/ (ˈfiːldə) /


noun
  1. cricket baseball

    • a player in the field

    • a member of the fielding rather than the batting side

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