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fielder

The English word “fielder” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A dog trained in pursuit of game in the field.
  2. A defensive player in the field.
  3. A fieldworker.
  4. 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.

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.

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