Fielding

American  

[feel-ding] / ˈfil dɪŋ /

noun

1. Henry, 1707–54, English novelist, dramatist, and essayist.

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Fielding British  

/ ˈfiːldɪŋ /

noun

1. Henry . 1707–54, English novelist and dramatist, noted particularly for his picaresque novel Tom Jones (1749) and for Joseph Andrews (1742), which starts as a parody of Richardson's Pamela : also noted as an enlightened magistrate and a founder of the Bow Street runners (1749)

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Fielding

Bridget Jones author Helen Fielding has launched a new prize aimed at discovering funny diary writers from the north of England, saying opportunities across the UK are "very uneven".

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Hammond is ebullience and warmth personified but her co-presenter, the erstwhile Mighty Boosh comedian Fielding, still looks a bit lost, as if he has wandered in from the wrong set.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Santa Barbara is also expected to see gusty sundowner winds across its southwest coast in the evenings this week, with gusts of up to 45 to 50 mph, Fielding said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

RBC Capital analyst Mark Fielding forecast total sales growth of 9% a year through 2030, up from roughly 6% annually over the past three years.

From Barron's ● Apr. 16, 2026

He was wrong—Dr. Fielding simply didn’t take the types of detailed notes on his patients they were looking for.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

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