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Vinony

outfielder

noun

  1. defensive position in baseball
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English outfield Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English outfielder From outfield + -er.

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

    “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.”