fielder

American  

[feel-der] / ˈfil dər /

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.

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fielder British  

/ ˈfiːldə /

noun

1. cricket baseball

   1. a player in the field

   2. a member of the fielding rather than the batting side

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Etymology

Origin of fielder

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

Example Sentences

“Over the course of a full season,” Gold Glove center fielder Harrison Bader said, “if you can take away more extra-base hits compared to singles in front of you, it’ll be more beneficial.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Dodgers left fielder Teoscar Hernández admitted he played through a nagging left groin injury last year, which forced him to miss time early in the season.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

All those moving parts for a player who only made it onto the park as a sub fielder while Australia were still mathematically alive, with Smith powerless to stop Sri Lanka and Pathum Nissanka's charge.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

That’s hardly Kyle Tucker money: The Dodgers’ new right fielder signed a contract for $240 million over four years, an average annual value of $60 million.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

Make the fielder make the catch, and make the fielder make the throw—that’s his approach to the game.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner