outfieldsmann.
/ˈaʊtˌfiːldzmən/, U.S. /ˈaʊtˌfil(d)zmən/ Cricket. Now rare.
= outfielder n.
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wing-back1734
goalkeeper1789
outfielder1855
quarter1857
centre fielder1865
outfield1867
quarterback1867
right1867
centre1868
left wing1871
left-back1873
left half-back1873
centre forward1874
left-centre1877
right-centre1877
centre back1878
centre half-back1879
forward1879
back1880
right wing1880
right half-back1881
goaltender1882
right-winger1882
wing1882
centre half1884
left winger1884
inside1886
half1887
custodian1888
left half1888
midfielder1888
left wing1889
right half1889
centreman1890
midfield1890
outside right1890
outfieldsman1891
goalie1894
winger1896
infield1897
inside forward1897
inside right1897
outside forward1897
outside1898
outside left1900
rearguard1904
pivot1911
wing-man1942
keeper1957
link1958
linkman1963
midfield1976
1891 W. G. Grace Cricket x. 268 A brilliant out-fieldsman is worth his place in any eleven for the work he can do there alone.
1913 S. Phillips Lyrics & Dramas 86 The panic of the young out-fieldsman, on test here, His first catch coming to him, the sun in his eyes.
1999 Evening Post (Wellington) (Nexis) 28 Oct. 5 He was one of the finest outfieldsmen, with an outstanding throw.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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