Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outfielder

/ˈaʊtfˌildɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables: out-field-er
IPA: /ˈaʊtfˌildɚ/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A player that plays in the outfield, which is the outer portion of the field.

noun

An outfield player; any of the players on a team other than the goalkeeper.

Example Sentences

"The outfielder tracked down the long fly."
". I like to think that if I wasn't pitcher I could be an outfielder or a first baseman or something and play major league baseball anyway."
"The Twins are known for their fascination with toolsy and athletic outfielders, but Hicks has the most talent of any Twins draft pick since Joe Mauer in 2002."
"The Cincinnati Reds outfielder Tommy Pham was suspended by Major League Baseball for three games on Saturday after he slapped the San Francisco Giants outfielder Joc Pederson because of a dispute about their fantasy football league."

Etymology

From outfield + -er.

Inflected Forms

outfielders (plural) OF (alternative, abbreviation) OFer (alternative, abbreviation)

Synonyms

catcher infielder pitcher

Antonyms

infielder

Questions

How do you pronounce outfielder?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaʊtfˌildɚ/.
What does outfielder mean?: A player that plays in the outfield, which is the outer portion of the field.
Where does outfielder come from?: From outfield + -er.

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