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noun

grounder

GROWN-duh
noun
1
In baseball or cricket, a ball hit so that it rolls or bounces along the ground.
"He hit a slow grounder to the shortstop."

How to Use Grounder

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In plain EnglishA ball hit along the ground rather than into the air.

Word Forms

grounders plural

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Etymology

From ground plus the "-er" suffix.

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