outfieldern.
/ˈaʊtˌfiːldə/, U.S. /ˈaʊtˌfildər/ Cricket and Baseball.
A player positioned in the outfield.
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wing-back1734
goalkeeper1789
outfielder1855
quarter1857
centre fielder1865
outfield1867
quarterback1867
right1867
centre1868
left wing1871
left-back1873
left half-back1873
centre forward1874
left-centre1877
right-centre1877
centre back1878
centre half-back1879
forward1879
back1880
right wing1880
right half-back1881
goaltender1882
right-winger1882
wing1882
centre half1884
left winger1884
inside1886
half1887
custodian1888
left half1888
midfielder1888
left wing1889
right half1889
centreman1890
midfield1890
outside right1890
outfieldsman1891
goalie1894
winger1896
infield1897
inside forward1897
inside right1897
outside forward1897
outside1898
outside left1900
rearguard1904
pivot1911
wing-man1942
keeper1957
link1958
linkman1963
midfield1976
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > baseball player > [noun] > fielder or baseman
centre field1835
short stopc1837
base player1842
outfielder1855
short1856
short field1856
baseman1857
left field1857
right field1857
short fielder1857
third baseman1857
right fielder1860
centre1866
infielder1867
scout1870
relayer1910
sacker1914
first base1959
1855 Notts. Guardian 21 June 8/2 There, S. Parr again batted well and assisted to materially win the game; Caesar, also, defended his wicket for a long time, and George Parr showed his Nottingham friends his big hits too often to be pleasant to one or two of the out-fielders.
1860 N.Y. Times 24 Sept. 8/4 The Empire men have been famous as heavy batters, and the Hamilton men spread their outfielders for them accordingly.
1898 Westm. Gaz. 18 Feb. 3/1 An out-fielder, running for a catch.
1942 Sun (Baltimore) 3 Apr. 18 Estel Crabtree, Cardinal out~fielder, attributed his greatly improved batting in 1941 to constant work with the machine.
1974 Anderson (S. Carolina) Independent 19 Apr. 4 b/3 The A's used Allan Lewis, an outfielder with little hitting ability, as a pinch running specialist the last two World Series.
1994 Wisden Cricket Monthly June 21/1 The South Africans are athletic outfielders, but their close catching remains a problem once they spread their slip cordon beyond Wessels and McMillan.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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