fielder

== English == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -iːldə(ɹ) === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Noun ==== fielder (plural fielders) A dog trained in pursuit of game in the field. (baseball, softball) A defensive player in the field. (obsolete) A fieldworker. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From field (verb) +‎ -er. ==== Noun ==== fielder (plural fielders) Agent noun of field: one who fields anything. (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. Synonym: fieldsman ===== Translations ===== === References === John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “fielder, n.”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN. === Anagrams === Fiedler, Friedel, defiler, drelfie, fliered, refiled, relifed