outfielder

English

Etymology

From outfield +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

  (file)

Noun

outfielder (plural outfielders)

1. (cricket, baseball) A player that plays in the outfield, which is the outer portion of the field.

   Antonym: infielder

   Coordinate terms: left fielder, center fielder, right fielder

   The outfielder tracked down the long fly.

   • 1973 April 1, Wells Twombly, “Now the 10th man”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     . I like to think that if I wasn't pitcher I could be an outfielder or a first baseman or something and play major league baseball anyway.

   • 2008 June 11, “Breaking down the draft, Part 1”, in The Hardball Times:

     The Twins are known for their fascination with toolsy and athletic outfielders, but Hicks has the most talent of any Twins draft pick since Joe Mauer in 2002.

Alternative forms

• OF, OFer (abbreviations)

Translations

a player that plays in the outfield

• Catalan: exterior (ca) m or f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 外野手 (wàiyěshǒu)

• Esperanto: forkampulo
• Finnish: koppari
• French: voltigeur (fr) m
• Hungarian: külső védő
• Italian: esterno (it) m
• Japanese: 外野手 (ja) (がいやしゅ, gaiyashu)
• Korean: 외야수(外野手) (oeyasu)
• Russian: аутфи́лдер (ru) m (autfíldɛr)
• Spanish: jardinero (es) m

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English outfielder.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /audˈfildeɾ/ [au̯ð̞ˈfil̪.d̪eɾ]
• Rhymes: -ildeɾ

Noun

outfielder m (plural outfielders)

1. outfielder