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infielder, in-fielder|ˈɪnˌfiːldə(r)|
[f. infield n. + -er1.]
1. Baseball. One of the players on the in-field.
1867H. Chadwick Base Ball Player's Bk. of Ref. 138 The in-fielders include the first six players of a nine. 1897Encycl. Sport I. 76/2 Third Baseman..must be more on the alert..than the other in-fielders. 1905McClure's Mag. June 123/2 Hutchinson, an in-fielder, had played in the same league with Johnson. 1967Boston Sunday Herald (TV Mag.) 7–13 May 12/1 He hit a line drive right at the pile of baseballs, causing them to scatter in all directions. Every infielder came up with a different ball.
2. Cricket. = next.
1927M. A. Noble Those ‘Ashes’ 193 Macartney..was going very quickly, picking out the gaps in the field or lofting the ball over the heads of the in-fielders. 1930C. V. Grimmett Getting Wickets ii. 49 When a new batsman comes in, have your in-fielders close enough to save the singles. |