FIELDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fielder mean? 

• FIELDER (noun)
  The noun FIELDER has 2 senses:

1. a member of the baseball team that is in the field instead of at bat

2. a member of the cricket team that is fielding rather than batting

  Familiarity information: FIELDER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FIELDER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of the baseball team that is in the field instead of at bat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("fielder" is a kind of...):

ballplayer; baseball player (an athlete who plays baseball)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fielder"):

infielder ((baseball) a person who plays a position in the infield)

outfielder ((baseball) a person who plays in the outfield)

Derivation:

field (play as a fielder)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A member of the cricket team that is fielding rather than batting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

fielder; fieldsman

Hypernyms ("fielder" is a kind of...):

cricketer (an athlete who plays cricket)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fielder"):

outfielder (a fielder in cricket who is stationed in the outfield)

Derivation:

field (play as a fielder)

field (catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket)