outfielder

/aʊɾˈfildər/
/aʊtˈfildə/
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Other forms: outfielders

Definitions of outfielder
  1. noun
    (baseball) a person who plays in the outfield
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    types:
    right fielder
    the person who plays right field
    center fielder, centerfielder
    the person who plays center field
    left fielder
    the person who plays left field
    type of:
    fielder
    a member of the baseball team that is in the field instead of at bat
  2. noun
    a fielder in cricket who is stationed in the outfield
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    type of:
    fielder, fieldsman
    a member of the cricket team that is fielding rather than batting
Pronunciation
US
/aʊɾˈfildər/
UK
/aʊtˈfildə/
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