infielder

English

Etymology

From infield +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Noun

infielder (plural infielders)

1. (cricket, baseball) A player who plays in the infield, which is the inner portion of the field.

   Antonym: outfielder

   The infielder run in to field the bunt.

Derived terms

• corner infielder
• middle infielder

 

Translations

a player that plays in the infield

• Catalan: interior (ca) m or f
• Hungarian: belső védő
• Italian: interno (it) m
• Japanese: 内野手 (ja) (ないやしゅ, naiyashu)
• Russian: инфи́лдер (ru) m (infíldɛr)

Anagrams

• Friedline, friedelin

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English infielder.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inˈfildeɾ/ [ĩɱˈfil̪.d̪eɾ]
• Rhymes: -ildeɾ

Noun

infielder m (plural infielders)

1. infielder

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.