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infielder

/ˈɪnfˌildɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables
in-field-er
IPA
/ˈɪnfˌildɚ/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A player who plays in the infield, which is the inner portion of the field.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English field English infield Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English infielder From infield + -er.

Inflected Forms

infielders (plural)

Phrases

corner infielder middle infielder

Frequently Paired Words

catcher outfielder pitcher

Antonyms

outfielder

Questions

How do you pronounce infielder?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪnfˌildɚ/.
What does infielder mean?
A player who plays in the infield, which is the inner portion of the field.
Where does infielder come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English field English infield Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English infielder From infield + -er.

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