# fielder

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #22,674

## Definitions
1. A dog trained in pursuit of game in the field.
2. A defensive player in the field.
3. A fieldworker.

## Etymology
From Middle English feldere (“one who works in the field; rustic”), from Old English feldeware (“field-dweller”), equivalent to field + -er. The baseball sense is from 1832.

## Easily confused with
- **fields** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fielder-vs-fields)
- **filter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fielder-vs-filter)
- **folder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fielder-vs-folder)
- **filler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fielder-vs-filler)
- **finder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fielder-vs-finder)
- **field** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/field-vs-fielder)
- **feeder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeder-vs-fielder)
- **fender** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fender-vs-fielder)
- **feller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feller-vs-fielder)

## Common misspellings (10)
`feilder`, `ffielder`, `fiedler`, `fieldder`, `fielderr`, `fieldre`, `fieledr`, `fiellder`, `fileder`, `ifelder`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fielder