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fielder en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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.
Meanings
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A dog trained in pursuit of game in the field.
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A defensive player in the field.
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(obsolete) A fieldworker.
Forms
Deriveds
right fielder · fielder's choice · center fielder · left fielder
Translations (4)
fi kenttäpelaaja (baseball: defensive player) · ko 야수 (baseball: defensive player) · ja 野手 (baseball: defensive player) · ko 필더 (baseball: defensive player)
fielder en · NOUN · etymology 2
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree
English field
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzios
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English fielder
From field (verb) + -er.
Meanings
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(agent, form-of) Agent noun of field: one who fields anything.
And today, with our bewilderingly various profusion of gurus and therapists: never before have we had so many self-proffering fielders of the question. Although we are adept at asking questions, we are not always so good at hearing answers.
2006, Andrew Nugent, The Slow-release Miracle: A Spirituality for a Lifetime, page 4:
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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.
His best fielder took the big wicket of the opponent team.
Forms
Synonyms
fieldsman
Translations (2)
mi kaihopukuru (cricket: player of the fielding side) · fi kenttäpelaaja (cricket: player of the fielding side)