fieldsman

[ feeldz-muh n ]
/ ˈfildz mən /

noun, plural fields·men. British.

a fielder in cricket.

Origin of fieldsman

1760–70; field + 's 1 + man1

Example sentences from the Web for fieldsman

  • Along the ground this time the ball had come at such a pace that the fieldsman made a very half-hearted attempt to stop it.

    The Missioner |E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • Radley pulled it, as a great laugh went up, to the very spot from which the fieldsman had been removed.

    Tell England |Ernest Raymond
  • When the first striker is out, the fieldsman will take his place, the striker will bowl, and the bowler will take the field.

    The Book of Sports: |William Martin

British Dictionary definitions for fieldsman

fieldsman
/ (ˈfiːldzmən) /

noun plural -men

cricket another name for fielder