fielder

Meaning

  1. A dog trained in pursuit of game in the field.
  2. A defensive player in the field.
  3. (obsolete) A fieldworker.

field

Synonyms

Translations

لاعب كرة القاعدة

لاعِب

ملْعبِيّ

joueur de champ

Frequency

34k
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English feldere (“one who works in the field; rustic”), from Old English feldeware (“field-dweller”), equivalent to field + -er. The baseball sense is from 1832.

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