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
Learner’s notesIn 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.