"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.
    Sense id: en-fielder-en-noun-KZVdV~y~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (inhabitant), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Maori translations, Dogs Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 13 22 12 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (inhabitant): 49 17 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 11 22 13 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 9 27 8 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 9 24 15 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 35 13 18 13 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 33 13 17 17 20 Disambiguation of Dogs: 46 11 6 12 25
  2. (baseball, softball) A defensive player in the field. Translations (baseball: defensive player): kenttäpelaaja (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-fielder-en-noun-GSKQrWSY Categories (other): Baseball, Softball Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, softball, sports Disambiguation of 'baseball: defensive player': 1 97 1
  3. (obsolete) A fieldworker. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-fielder-en-noun-cKss3kg0 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 70 30 0
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)
    Sense id: en-fielder-en-noun-DgaUTn71 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 15 5 9 55 15
  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 (Maori)
    Sense id: en-fielder-en-noun-YvP1pHHk Categories (other): Cricket Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'cricket: player of the fielding side': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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