grounder

[ groun-der ]

noun

, Baseball.

1. ground ball.

Word History and Origins

Origin of grounder¹

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; ground ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The error put two on with no outs for Will Smith, who chopped a grounder to the shortstop hole that Anthony Volpe fielded cleanly.

From Los Angeles Times

Wells hit a grounder that appeared headed for center field, but Edman smothered it with a diving stop on the second-base side of the bag, holding Wells to a single that loaded the bases.

From Los Angeles Times

The workaholic Betts had thrown himself into relearning a position he last played regularly in high school by taking grounders before every game.

From Los Angeles Times

Reggie Smith hit a hard grounder down the line that Nettles snared and threw to first to get Smith.

From Los Angeles Times

The fans became even more inspired when Ohtani was stranded on third base in the first inning after surprisingly not scoring on a grounder to shortstop Lindor.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bunt
• chopper
• comebacker
• roller