fielder

Meanings

1. A dog trained in pursuit of game in the field.
2. A defensive player in the field.
3. A fieldworker.

1. Agent noun of field: one who fields anything.
2. A player of the fielding side, whose task is to gather the ball after the batsman has hit it, to catch the batsman out, or to prevent him from scoring.

1. A surname.

Etymology

From Middle English feldere (“one who works in the field; rustic”), from Old English feldeware (“field-dweller”), equivalent to field + -er. The baseball sense is from 1832.