No. 6,882 in German
feldspieler
Outfield player (a player in soccer or handball who is not the goalkeeper).
In a sentence
Der Trainer ernannte den besten Feldspieler zum Kapitän der Mannschaft.
The coach appointed the best field player as the team's captain.
In this sentence, 'Feldspieler' refers specifically to a player on the soccer field.
Als Feldspieler muss man sowohl in der Offensive als auch in der Defensive gut sein.
As a field player, one must be good in both offense and defense.
Here, 'Feldspieler' is used to indicate a general type of player who is participatory on the playing field.
Der Torhüter wurde durch einen zusätzlichen Feldspieler ersetzt, um den Angriff zu verstärken.
The goalkeeper was replaced by an additional field player to reinforce the attack.
In this instance, 'Feldspieler' is contrasted with a goalkeeper, emphasizing its role as non-goalkeeper players.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “feldspieler” in actual German podcasts.
Find “feldspieler” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays German podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into Deutsch, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
German books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).