gloveman

American  

[gluhv-man] / ˈglʌvˌmæn /

noun

Baseball, Cricket.

• glovemen
  plural

1. fielder.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• glovemen
  plural

Etymology

Origin of gloveman

glove + man

Example Sentences

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gloveman glovemen

Worryingly, the gloveman did not make an attempt.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025

Cox was due to keep wicket in place of regular gloveman Jamie Smith, who has missed the tour on paternity leave.

From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2024

Norwich’s third-choice gloveman keeps out Wesley’s penalty and then the striker blasts the rebound over.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 5, 2019

Yes he made a clanger against Portugal but that’s only one mistake compared to the repeat calamities endured by many other gloveman.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 30, 2018

Inverarity also confirmed that 24-year-old Matthew Wade was the side's preferred wicketkeeper and he would be touring the West Indies alongside out-of-form Test gloveman Brad Haddin.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2012

Another circumstance was an injury to Surrey's regular keeper Ben Foakes, one of the best glovemen in the world.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

The Surrey keeper, one of the best glovemen in the world, was picked to hold just this type of chance.

From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2024

Their toil would have been longer had it not been for wicketkeeper Ben Foakes, who again proved his worth as one of the premier glovemen on the planet.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2023

Already among the leading glovemen in the game, he is averaging 45 with the bat for England this summer.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2022

Neither is Moores, himself a former wicketkeeper, prepared to rank Prior in the pantheon of England glovemen.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 26, 2013