fielder
Americannoun
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Baseball, Cricket. a player who fields the ball.
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Baseball. any of the players of the infield or the outfield, especially an outfielder.
noun
Etymology
Origin of fielder
1275–1325 for an earlier sense; Middle English. See field, -er 1
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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
Dodgers left fielder Teoscar Hernández had a scary moment in the sixth inning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
But Braves left fielder Mauricio Dubón made a leaping catch, holding into the ball as he slammed into the wall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
In the third Test of Australia's bad-tempered tour of South Africa in 2018, TV cameras picked up touring fielder Cameron Bancroft appearing to rub the ball with a small, yellow object.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
The great right fielder A1 Kaline, who stopped in on his way to practice at Tiger Stadium, had autographed his own head shot: “To my pal Milt, great eggs!”
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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