fieldman

plural fieldmen

1. archaicAn agricultural labourer.First known use 15th c.
2. ball gamesA fielder.First known use 18th c.
3. An employee who works in the field rather than at an office; a field agent.First known use 19th c.

   ‘Westerby was the stick that poked the fire,’ he declared curtly, ending the silence. ‘Any fieldman would have done as well, some a damn sight better.’

   1977, John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy, Folio Society, published 2010, page 5