"fielder" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-fielder.ogg [Australia] 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.
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  2. (baseball, softball) A defensive player in the field. Translations (baseball: defensive player): kenttäpelaaja (Finnish), 野手 (yashu) (alt: やしゅ) (Japanese), 야수 (yasu) (alt: 野手) (Korean), 필더 (pildeo) (Korean)
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  3. (obsolete) A fieldworker. Tags: obsolete
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Derived forms: center fielder, fielder's choice, left fielder, right fielder
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: en-au-fielder.ogg [Australia] Forms: fielders [plural]
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  1. Agent noun of field: one who fields anything. Tags: agent, form-of Form of: field (extra: one who fields anything)
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  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. Synonyms: fieldsman Translations (cricket: player of the fielding side): kenttäpelaaja (Finnish), kaihopukuru (Māori)
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Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "form": "fielders",
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        "plural"
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    }
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        "games",
        "hobbies",
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      "tags": [
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "cricket: player of the fielding side",
      "word": "kenttäpelaaja"
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      "lang_code": "mi",
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      "word": "kaihopukuru"
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}

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