fielder meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

fielder

noun

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.

A dog trained in pursuit of game in the field.

Ball games, Baseball, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Softball, Sports A defensive player in the field.

Obsolete A fieldworker.

Derived terms: center fielder, fielder's choice, left fielder, right fielder

fielder

noun

Etymology From field (verb) + -er.

Agent 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:

Ball games, Cricket, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports 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.