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Fielder vs Fielden - What's the difference?

fielder | fielden |

As nouns the difference between fielder and fielden

is that fielder is (cricket) 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 while fielden is (obsolete) field land.

As an adjective fielden is

(obsolete) pertaining to the countryside; rural.

fielder

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (cricket) 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.
  • (baseball, softball) A defensive player in the field.

    • Derived terms

    * center fielder * fielder's choice * left fielder * right fielder

    Anagrams

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    fielden

    English

    Alternative forms

    * fieldone

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Pertaining to the countryside; rural.
  • Characterized by open fields and an agricultural economy; agricultural.
  • * 1971 , , Religion and the Decline of Magic , Folio Society 2012, p. 160:
    • Religious ignorance was probably particularly common in the heath and forest areas, where society was less rigid and disciplined than in the stable, nucleated villages of the fielden communities.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) Field land.