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Fielder vs Wielder - What's the difference?

fielder | wielder |

As nouns the difference between fielder and wielder

is that fielder is 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 wielder is a person who wields something, especially power.

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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    wielder

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who wields something, especially power
  • (obsolete) A manager