fieldman

English

Etymology

From field +‎ man.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /fiːldmən/

Noun

fieldman (plural fieldmen)

1. (now rare) A farmer, an agricultural labourer. [from 15th c.]
2. (cricket) A fielder. [from 18th c.]
3. An employee who works in the field rather than at at office; a field agent. [from 19th c.]
   • 1977, John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy, Folio Society 2010, p. 5:

     ‘Westerby was the stick that poked the fire,’ he declared curtly, ending the silence. ‘Any fieldman would have done as well, some a damn sight better.’