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

Clement ranged to his right on a grounder from Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 15 July 2026

Before every game, Arraez runs through Washington’s famous infield drills, which require a defender to field 96 grounders from an assortment of angles and positions in about four minutes. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 July 2026

Nick Gonzales greeted Grant Anderson with a two-run double, Triolo hit a two-run single and, after a video review reversed the call at first on what appeared to be an inning-ending double-play grounder by Davis, Jake Mangum hit an RBI triple. — CBS News, 12 July 2026

Cincinnati went ahead 4-2 in the third when Spencer Steer hit an RBI grounder, JJ Bleday singled in a run and Eugenio Suárez hit his 200th homer, a two-run drive. — ABC News, 12 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