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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

fielder

Although he did not play, he was subsequently barred from reverting to Scotland at this year's T20 World Cup because he was named as an England substitute fielder in Dublin.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

“That’s our job, trying to get the starter, especially when you’re facing a guy like him, out of the game early,” said left fielder Teoscar Hernández, who logged two hits against Misiorowski.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Center fielder Garrett Mitchell, who went to Orange Lutheran and UCLA, has overcome Type 1 diabetes while needing an insulin pump.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

It was hard to predict how the center fielder would look at the plate when he returned from a fracture in his left hand.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

He stepped off the mound for a moment, turned and motioned his center fielder to go out some more, and waved his left and right fielders out against the lines.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

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