grounder

noun

ground·​er ˈgrau̇n-dər 

: ground ball

Examples of grounder in a Sentence

He hit a grounder to the shortstop.

Recent Examples on the Web

Lindor moved to third on Bichette’s single and raced home when Pauley misplayed Robert’s two-out grounder to third. — Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

Wilson’s one-out strikeout in the bottom of the ninth in an at-bat that could have scored the winning run with a fly ball or grounder up the middle was an especially costly mistake, though not an isolated one, as the A’s struck out 14 times total. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026

But that was all the damage the Brewers could do in the inning as Webb induced a double-play grounder to escape trouble. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 29 July 2026

Cowser's two-out grounder up the middle put Baltimore up 10-9 in the 12th, and Grant Wolfram (4-2) got the first two outs in the bottom of the inning. — CBS News, 29 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for grounder

• flounder
• founder
• pounder
• rounder
• sounder
• cofounder
• compounder
• expounder
• profounder

Kids Definition

grounder

noun

ground·​er ˈgrau̇n-dər 

: ground ball