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

Seattle's Cole Young hit his 11th home run of the season in the fifth, and Dominic Canzone had an RBI grounder in the sixth. — ABC News, 10 July 2026

Shortstop Miguel Rojas, who botched a grounder to his left earlier in the inning that enabled a run to score, was late breaking to cover third, leaving the bag wide open. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Adames nearly got the Giants’ first hit on a two-out grounder up the middle in the seventh, only for second baseman Ernie Clement to cut it off and throw him out. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

With two outs in the seventh, Adames sent with a grounder up the middle, and second baseman Ernie Clement ranged to the left side of the bag and made a nice pickup and throw to first. — Steve Kroner, Chicago Tribune, 8 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