Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fielder's choice

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables: field-er's -choice
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A play in which a fielder puts out a baserunner, instead putting out the hitter at first base.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

fielders' choices (plural) fielder's choices (plural)

Questions

What does fielder's choice mean?: A play in which a fielder puts out a baserunner, instead putting out the hitter at first base.

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