"fielder" meaning in English

See fielder in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: en-au-fielder.ogg Forms: fielders [plural]
Rhymes: -iːldə(ɹ) Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|feldere|t=one who works in the field; rustic}} Middle English feldere (“one who works in the field; rustic”), {{inh|en|ang|feldeware|t=field-dweller}} Old English feldeware (“field-dweller”), {{suffix|en|field|er|id2=inhabitant}} field + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} fielder (plural fielders)
  1. A dog trained in pursuit of game in the field. Categories (lifeform): Dogs
    Sense id: en-fielder-en-noun-KZVdV~y~ Disambiguation of Dogs: 28 7 19 30 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (inhabitant) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 9 19 30 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (inhabitant): 44 15 40
  2. (baseball, softball) A defensive player in the field. Categories (topical): Baseball, Softball Translations (baseball: defensive player): kenttäpelaaja (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-fielder-en-noun-GSKQrWSY Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (inhabitant) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (inhabitant): 44 15 40 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, softball, sports Disambiguation of 'baseball: defensive player': 1 97 1
  3. (obsolete) A fieldworker. Tags: obsolete Categories (lifeform): Dogs
    Sense id: en-fielder-en-noun-cKss3kg0 Disambiguation of Dogs: 28 7 19 30 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (inhabitant) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 9 19 30 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (inhabitant): 44 15 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: center fielder, fielder's choice, left fielder, right fielder
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: en-au-fielder.ogg Forms: fielders [plural]
Rhymes: -iːldə(ɹ) Etymology: From field (verb) + -er. Etymology templates: {{af|en|field|-er|id2=agent noun|pos1=verb}} field (verb) + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} fielder (plural fielders)
  1. Agent noun of field: One who fields anything. Tags: agent, form-of Form of: field (extra: One who fields anything) Categories (topical): People Categories (lifeform): Dogs
    Sense id: en-fielder-en-noun--mrj6u~L Disambiguation of People: 1 12 1 63 23 Disambiguation of Dogs: 28 7 19 30 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 9 19 30 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 11 3 10 67 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 6 16 48 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 8 20 31 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 7 21 32 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 18 8 16 40 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 20 8 17 37 18
  2. (cricket) A player of the fielding side, whose task is to gather the ball after the batsman has hit it, to catch the batsman out, or to prevent him from scoring. Categories (topical): Cricket Categories (lifeform): Dogs Synonyms: fieldsman Translations (cricket: player of the fielding side): kenttäpelaaja (Finnish), kaihopukuru (Maori)
    Sense id: en-fielder-en-noun-YvP1pHHk Disambiguation of Dogs: 28 7 19 30 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 9 19 30 17 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'cricket: player of the fielding side': 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cricket",
          "cricket"
        ],
        [
          "player",
          "player"
        ],
        [
          "fielding",
          "fielding"
        ],
        [
          "gather",
          "gather"
        ],
        [
          "batsman",
          "batsman"
        ],
        [
          "catch",
          "catch"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(cricket) A player of the fielding side, whose task is to gather the ball after the batsman has hit it, to catch the batsman out, or to prevent him from scoring."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "fieldsman"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "ball-games",
        "cricket",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "en-au-fielder.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a5/En-au-fielder.ogg/En-au-fielder.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/En-au-fielder.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːldə(ɹ)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "cricket: player of the fielding side",
      "word": "kenttäpelaaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "cricket: player of the fielding side",
      "word": "kaihopukuru"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fielder"
}

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