also: フィルダー
noun
fielder
Baseball term for a defensive player. The Japanese synonym 野手 is more common in native contexts.
See also: 野手
彼は高校時代、外野のフィールダーとして活躍した。
In high school, he played as an outfielder.
Standard katakana spelling for the baseball term.
Variant katakana spelling; less common but recognized.
野手 is the standard Japanese term for a fielder, while フィールダー is a loanword used mainly in baseball contexts.
Borrowed from English 'fielder'.