fieldsman

[ feeldz-muhn ]

noun

, British.

, plural fields·men.

1. a fielder in cricket.

fieldsman

/ ˈfiːldzmən /

noun

1. cricket another name for fielder

Word History and Origins

Origin of fieldsman¹

1760–70; field + 's 1 + man

Example Sentences

When the first striker is out, the fieldsman will take his place, the striker will bowl, and the bowler will take the field.

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Radley pulled it, as a great laugh went up, to the very spot from which the fieldsman had been removed.

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Along the ground this time the ball had come at such a pace that the fieldsman made a very half-hearted attempt to stop it.

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But really cricket was his game; he was a splendid bat on his day, a useful slow bowler and a fine fieldsman.

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