fielder
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» The fielder failed to catch the ball.
Значення
значень: 4A dog trained in pursuit of game in the field.
A defensive player in the field.
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.
(застаріле)A fieldworker.
- a member of the cricket team that is fielding rather than batting
- a member of the baseball team that is in the field instead of at bat
Приклади
речень: 4The fielder failed to catch the ball.
The center fielder shifted his position for the slugger.
The left fielder ran hard and caught the long fly.
The center fielder made a firm catch for the winning out.
Походження
From Middle English feldere (“one who works in the field; rustic”), from Old English feldeFrom 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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