Dictionary Definition
fielding
Noun
1 (baseball) handling the ball while playing in
the field
2 English novelist and dramatist (1707-1754)
[syn: Henry
Fielding]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
- The action of the verb to field.
Derived terms
Verb
fielding- present participle of field
Extensive Definition
Fielding may refer to:
- Fielding (cricket), the action of fielders collecting the ball in cricket
- Fielding, Utah
- Fielding Graduate University, a graduate institution in Santa Barbara, California
- Any one of nine Baseball positions
Fielding is a surname of:
- Emma Fielding, English actress
- Helen Fielding, English author of Bridget Jones's Diary
- Henry Fielding, English author of Tom Jones
- Sir John Fielding, 18th century English magistrate, , brother of Henry Fielding
- Stephanie Fielding, Australian actress
- Noel Fielding, English Comedian and actor
- Roy Fielding, one of the principal authors of the HTTP specification
- Steve Fielding, Australian Senator
See also
- Feilding, New Zealand (often mis-spelt Fielding)
fielding in German: Fielding
fielding in Spanish: Fielding
fielding in French: Fielding
fielding in Polish: Fielding