grounder

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/ˈɡɹaʊndə(ɹ)/

noun

A ground ball.

Similar
ground ballgroundballhopper
OriginMiddle English grounder →
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Meanings

noungrounder (plural grounders)

plural grounders

  1. ball gamesA ground ball.
  2. A fruit that has fallen to the ground rather than being picked; a windfall.
  3. One of the large stones forming the base of a Cornish hedge.

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(baseball) a hit that travels along the ground

Similar
ground ballgroundballhopper
Broader
hithittingstriking
Also see
ground ballhopper

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishgrounder
  2. Englishgrounder

From Middle English grounder, grownder, equivalent to ground + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with grounder

founderrounderfloundersoundercofounderbounderabounderironfounderundergrounder
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Anagrams

reground
Cite this entry
APA

grounder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grounder

MLA

“grounder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grounder. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grounder,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grounder.

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