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fieldsman

American  
[feeldz-muhn] / ˈfildz mən /

noun

British.

plural

fieldsmen
  1. a fielder in cricket.


fieldsman British  
/ ˈfiːldzmən /

noun

  1. cricket another name for fielder

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of fieldsman

1760–70; field + 's 1 + man

Example Sentences

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Tom Screeton works as a senior agriculture fieldsman at Birds Eye looking after pea fields in East Yorkshire.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2025

He was known for graceful drives to the offside, but was also a deft and twinkle-footed player of spin, and a brilliant cover fieldsman.

From The Guardian • Apr. 19, 2013

Or, he glanced the ball fine to allow the long-leg fieldsman no chance.

From The Guardian • Jul. 31, 2011

He is a brilliant fieldsman, always a good sign.

From The Guardian • Dec. 12, 2010

Wick′et-door, -gate, a wicket; Wick′et-keep′er, in cricket, the fieldsman who stands immediately behind the wicket.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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