Etymology

fielder

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Today it means: A dog trained in pursuit of game in the field. Full definition →

Middle English feldere ← Old English feldeware
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fielder · noun1

  1. Old English · inherited fromfeldeware“field-dweller”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromfeldere“one who works in the field; rustic”
  3. English todayfielder

From 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.

fielder · noun2

  1. Proto-Germanic*felþuz
  2. Proto-West Germanic*felþu
  3. Old Englishfeld
  4. Middle Englishfeld
  5. Englishfield
  6. English todayfielder

From field (verb) + -er.

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