fielder

Everyday

A fielder is a player in cricket, baseball or rounders whose team is not batting, who tries to catch or stop the ball. tree →

In the lessons

In PE and sport lessons, fielders stand at positions round the field and work as a team to get batters out. Phrases: «a good fielder», «outfielder», «the fielder caught it».

Examples

• The fielder caught the ball and the batter was out. tree →
• In cricket there are eleven fielders including the bowler and the wicketkeeper. tree →
• The fielder threw the ball back to the bowler. tree →
• Our best fielder dived for the ball. tree →
• In baseball the outfielders stand far from the batter. tree →
• Fielders must watch the ball all the time. tree →
• Two fielders ran for the same catch and bumped into each other. tree →

Note

Countable. Related: «field» (verb, to catch and return the ball), «fielding». The team batting has batters; the team in the field has fielders.