field
verb [T] (TEAM) /fiːld/Definition
› to have or produce a team of people to take part in an activity or event: The company fielded a group of experts to take part in the conference.Competitors and participants in sports and games
(Definition of field verb (TEAM) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- athlete noun
- attack noun (SPORT)
- cap noun (HAT)
- challenger noun
- decathlete noun
- defender noun
- division noun (PART)
- entrant noun
- footballer noun
- keeper noun
- league noun (SPORT)
- offence noun
- Olympian noun
- Paralympian noun
- pentathlete noun
- racer noun
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- transfer noun (SPORTS)
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