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

The left-hander escaped the fifth with the help of third baseman Vaughn Grissom, who made a backhand diving stop of José Fermín’s grounder, scrambled to the bag for a forceout and threw to first to complete a double play. — Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Mariners outfielder Victor Robles hit a grounder to short, and second baseman Edwin Arroyo tried to make a play. — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

The Royals loaded the bases on a single and two fielder’s choice grounders — one thrown wide of second base by Machado and another thrown late to second base by Xander Bogaerts. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2026

Hicks scored on Joe Mack’s fielder’s choice grounder, and Otto Lopez followed with a sacrifice fly to deep center. — Miami Herald, 19 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