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

Labuschagne, who had not before taken a Test wicket with his seam, had seven fielders on the boundary for some gentle bouncers.

From BBC

He laid a blatant trap, with seven fielders back for him to bowl some gentle bouncers.

From BBC

Captain Steve Smith and bowler Mitchell Starc stood together, five fielders were pushed into the shadows of the Sydney Cricket Ground's famous stands and the ball was bowled short.

From BBC

After lunch, Starc bowled bouncers with as many as six fielders on the boundary and Brook, on 45, was fortunate when a miscue fell between three men.

From BBC

Brook was fortunate to survive on 45 when he slogged Starc and the ball dropped between three chasing fielders.

From Barron's