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right fielder

right fielder

8 3.0
A player who plays on the right side of the outfield and catches balls hit there
  • noun
  • /ˈraɪt ˈfiːldər/
translation icon : jardinero derecho
  • The right fielder made an incredible diving catch to save the game.
  • right fielder Tony Gwynn
  • right fielder Carlos Beltran
  • right fielder and baseman

Examples

  • One place they may want to do that is in the hitting department, as Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton is very unhappy with the Miami franchise.

    Blog text (12)

  • "For one, we didn't allow doubt to ever creep in," right fielder Hunter Pence said.

    Blog text (19)

  • Henry Aaron was the greatest right fielder of our generation.

    City Slickers (1991)

  • The center and right fielder are moving toward the fence.

    Blog text (22)

  • Number 27, right fielder Mike Rexman.

    Major League (1989)

  • Josh was also a Gold Glove caliber right fielder who was in there every day.

    Blog text (31)

  • Benny was plodding around third by the time the right fielder got to the ball.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Nate was the everyday right fielder and was hitting .289.

    Blog text (12)

  • The Philadelphia Phillies traded the two-time All-Star right fielder to the San Francisco Giants for three players on Tuesday.

    Blog text (12)

  • I watch Pirates right fielder Matt Diaz lean back in the batter's box, smartly smack a single, and scurry to first base.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

fielder
vsright fielder
44 3.5

A player who catches or stops the ball in baseball and cricket

is focused specifically on covering the right outfield area
outfielder
vsright fielder
  • US
36 3.0

A player who stands in the outer part of the field and catches long hits

is the player who covers the right side of the outfield

Surface Forms

right fielder singular
right fielders plural

Morphology

right + fielder

The meaning 'player who occupies right field' is directly and compositionally derived from 'right' (the outfield area to the catcher’s right) + 'fielder' (a player who fields), following a transparent compound-noun pattern common in sports terminology. This construction is cross-linguistically regular, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will reliably infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Right fielder is a name that comes from the simple image of a player who stands in the 'right' part of the outfield, and a fielder is someone who fields the ball. So, right fielder means 'the player who stands in right field and catches or throws balls hit there'.