fieldwork
noun
field·work
ˈfēld-ˌwərk 
1
: a temporary fortification thrown up by an army in the field
2
: work done in the field (as by students) to gain practical experience and knowledge through firsthand observation
3
: the gathering of anthropological or sociological data through the interviewing and observation of subjects in the field
Examples of fieldwork in a Sentence
an anthropologist who has done fieldwork in the South Pacific
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Drawing on extensive fieldwork in the neighborhoods and police stations of Bandung, Barker juxtaposes two kinds of order.
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Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Just 32% say neither is a fascist in this poll, produced for ABC by Langer Research Associates with fieldwork by Ipsos.
—Gary Langer, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
Schroeder said their Odyssey fieldwork is still ongoing, and more is slated for June 2025.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2025
Every morning in Miami, our fieldwork begins the same way.
—James T. Stroud, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2025
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Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Just 32% say neither is a fascist in this poll, produced for ABC by Langer Research Associates with fieldwork by Ipsos.
—Gary Langer, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
Schroeder said their Odyssey fieldwork is still ongoing, and more is slated for June 2025.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2025
Every morning in Miami, our fieldwork begins the same way.
—James T. Stroud, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fieldwork
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“Fieldwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fieldwork. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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