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

Murphy, a senior center fielder, is shaping up as a potential first-round pick.

From Los Angeles Times

As a result, center fielders with nobody on base have moved back 11 feet on average since 2015.

From The Wall Street Journal

The young, talented Chicago Cubs center fielder is somehow simultaneously super cool and fiery.

From Los Angeles Times

Yamamoto struck out the next hitter, getting left fielder Josh Lowe to swing through a splitter, before allowing back-to-back outfield line drives to catcher Logan O’Hoppe and second baseman Christian Moore.

From Los Angeles Times

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