What does "leftfield" mean?

the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the left third of the outfield (looking from home plate)

What is a synonym for "leftfield"?

Common synonyms include: left, left field, left field.

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the left third of the outfield (looking from home plate) wordnet
2
the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left wordnet

Adjective

1
From out of left field; off-the-wall; unconventional. not-comparable
"Deacon's second album, Bromst, will be an intricate merry-go-round of joyous, leftfield compositions."

"Deacon's second album, Bromst, will be an intricate merry-go-round of joyous, leftfield compositions."

From left + field.

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