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n. An athlete who plays a position on the field in a sport, especially an outfielder in baseball.

n. 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.

n. A defensive player in the field.

n. A ball payer who stands out in the field to catch or stop balls.

n. In base-ball, cricket, etc., one whose duty is to catch or stop balls; specifically, in base-ball, any one of the players in the field, and especially one of the three players who stand behind and at the right and left respectively of second base. See base-ball.

n. A dog trained to the pursuit of game in the field.

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

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

"Bonds, the San Francisco Giants 'left fielder, is 10 home runs shy of Hank Aaron's all-time record of 755 home runs."

left fielder    center fielder    right fielder    fielder's choice   

catcher    baseman    hitter    batsman    outfielder    bowler    grund    infielder    rebounder    eyrum