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FIELDER
fielder, fieldsman
(noun) a member of the cricket team that is fielding rather than batting
fielder
(noun) a member of the baseball team that is in the field instead of at bat
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
fielder (plural fielders)
(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.
(baseball, softball) A defensive player in the field.
A dog trained in pursuit of game in the field.
One who fields anything.
Anagrams
• Fiedler, Friedel, defiler, drelfie, fliered, refiled, relifed
Proper noun
Fielder (plural Fielders)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fielder is the 5068th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6917 individuals. Fielder is most common among White (74.79%) and Black/African American (17.97%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Fiedler, Friedel, defiler, drelfie, fliered, refiled, relifed
Source: Wiktionary
Field"er, n. (Ball Playing)
Definition: A ball payer who stands out in the field to catch or stop balls.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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