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- [groun-der]
- /ˈgraʊn dər/
- /ˈgraʊndə /
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- [groun-der]
- /ˈgraʊn dər/
Definitions of grounder word
- noun grounder ground ball. 1
- noun grounder A ground ball. 1
- countable noun grounder A grounder is the same as a ground ball. 0
- noun grounder a batted ball that travels along the ground 0
- noun grounder a batted ball that strikes the ground almost immediately and rolls or bounces along 0
- noun grounder (baseball) A ground ball. 0
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Origin of grounder
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1865-70; ground1 + -er1
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Parts of speech for Grounder
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
grounder popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
grounder usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for grounder
noun grounder
- bunt — In baseball, if you bunt or if you bunt the ball, you deliberately hit the ball softly, in order to gain an advantage.
- drag bunt — an in-motion bunt for a base hit usually attempted by a left-handed batter, who starts for first base while trailing the bat to meet the ball, without squaring around, in order to catch the infield by surprise. Compare sacrifice (def 6).
- roller — any of several Old World birds of the family Coraciidae that tumble or roll over in flight, especially in the breeding season.
- chopper — A chopper is a helicopter.
- bleeder — a despicable person
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