- grounder
- noun Date: 1867 ground ball
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
grounder
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grounder — (ground [ e]r), n. (Baseball) A batted ball that hits the ground before it leaves the infield, or the act of hitting a baseball along the ground; also called {ground ball}; contrasted with {fly} or {fly ball}. Syn: . [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grounder — one who establishes, c.1400, agent noun from GROUND (Cf. ground) (v.). Baseball sense attested by 1867; earlier in cricket … Etymology dictionary
grounder — [groun′dər] n. Baseball Cricket a batted ball that strikes the ground almost immediately and rolls or bounces along … English World dictionary
grounder — /grown deuhr/, n. Baseball. See ground ball. [1865 70, Amer.; GROUND1 + ER1] * * * … Universalium
grounder — noun A ground ball … Wiktionary
grounder — ground|er [ˈgraundə US ər] n a ball that is hit along the ground in a game of ↑baseball … Dictionary of contemporary English
grounder — ground|er [ graundər ] noun count a GROUND BALL … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
grounder — n. ball hit to roll along the ground (Sports); one who founds or establishes … English contemporary dictionary
grounder — reground … Anagrams dictionary
grounder — noun Baseball a ground ball … English new terms dictionary
