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FIELDER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A member of the cricket team that is fielding rather than batting
Synonyms:
fielder; fieldsman
Classified under:
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)
Sense 2
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)