different between fielder vs sweeper

English

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.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -i?ld?(r)

Noun

fielder (plural fielders)

1. (cricket) A player of the fielding side, whose task is to gather the ball after the batsman has hit it, to catch the batsman out, or to prevent him from scoring.
2. (baseball, softball) A defensive player in the field.
3. A dog trained in pursuit of game in the field.
4. One who fields anything.
   • 2006, Andrew Nugent, The Slow-release Miracle: A Spirituality for a Lifetime (page 4)

     And today, with our bewilderingly various profusion of gurus and therapists: never before have we had so many self-proffering fielders of the question. Although we are adept at asking questions, we are not always so good at hearing answers.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• Fiedler, Friedel, defiler, drelfie, fliered, refiled, relifed

English

Etymology

From Middle English swepere, swepare, equivalent to sweep +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?swip?/

Noun

sweeper (plural sweepers)

1. One who sweeps floors or chimneys.
2. A detector (for mines).
3. Any of the small, tropical marine perciform fishes of the family Pempheridae, typically with deeply keeled, compressed bodies and large eyes.
4. (soccer) A defender who is the last line of defence before the goalkeeper.
5. (curling) A person who sweeps the ice ahead of the rock in play.
6. (cricket) A batsman who plays sweep shots.
7. (cricket) A fielding position along the boundary; a fielder in this position.
8. A tree that has fallen over a river with branches extending into the water.
   • ..tree will be hanging over the water about canoe level (a sweeper).. Basic Essentials Canoe Paddling, 3rd - Page 62
   • So named because they can sweep passengers from a boat, they can also capsize a canoe, especially when paddlers lean too far away from the sweeper.. River Running: Canoeing, Kayaking, Rowing, Rafting - Page 102
9. A carpet sweeper.
10. (US, regional, including Ohio and Indiana) A vacuum cleaner.
11. (regional, including Cebu) A group of students tasked at cleaning the homeroom after class dismissal.

Derived terms

• carpet sweeper
• minesweeper
• street sweeper

Translations

Anagrams

• weepers