"fieldsman" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: EN-AU ck1 fieldsman.ogg [Australia], En-au-fieldsman.ogg [Australia] Forms: fieldsmen [plural]
Etymology: From field + -s- + man. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|field|-s-|man}} field + -s- + man Head templates: {{en-noun|fieldsmen}} fieldsman (plural fieldsmen)
  1. (cricket, chiefly Australia, dated in UK) fielder Tags: Australia, dated Categories (topical): Cricket

Inflected forms

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