Fielding

Field·ing  (fldng), Henry 1707-1754.

British writer whose works include the novels Joseph Andrews (1742) and Tom Jones (1749). He also wrote comedies for the stage and edited a number of periodicals.

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Fielding [ˈfiːldɪŋ]

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(Biographies / Fielding, Henry (1707-1754) M, English, WRITING: novelist, THEATRE: dramatist, LAW: magistrate) Henry. 1707-54, English novelist and dramatist, noted particularly for his picaresque novel Tom Jones (1749) and for Joseph Andrews (1742), which starts as a parody of Richardson's Pamela: also noted as an enlightened magistrate and a founder of the Bow Street runners (1749)

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Noun	1.	fielding - (baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field handling, manipulation - the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
	2.	Fielding - English novelist and dramatist (1707-1754) Henry Fielding