grounder

[ groun-der ]
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nounBaseball.

Origin of grounder

1
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; ground1 + -er1

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How to use grounder in a sentence

  • "Fly" and "grounder" to her were simply undistinguishable terms of a barbaric technical jargon.

    The Incendiary | W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
  • Every young American who has ever tried to stop a grounder or put one over to first will enjoy them and want to own them all.

    Tom Slade on the River | Percy K. Fitzhugh
  • There was a ring of wood against leather, and an instant later Nelson, flinging himself to one side, reached for the grounder.

  • Instead of doing this, he smashed a hot grounder straight into the hands of Foxhall, the second baseman.

  • Instead of a drive, it proved to be a grounder that went clipping over the skin diamond straight into the hands of Pelty.