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catcher

10 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. catcher
  2. catcher-off
  3. catcher pouch
  4. Clam Catcher
  5. dream catcher
  6. eye-catcher
  7. mole catcher
  8. whale catcher
  9. wind catcher
  10. word-catcher

catch·er

noun \ˈka-chər, ˈke-\

: someone or something that catches something

baseball : the player who plays behind home plate and catches the pitches thrown by the pitcher

Full Definition of CATCHER

:  one that catches; specifically :  a baseball player positioned behind home plate
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Examples of CATCHER

  1. The cat is a good mouse catcher.

First Known Use of CATCHER

15th century

Rhymes with CATCHER

batcher, hatcher, matcher, scratcher, snatcher, stature, thatcher, Thatcher

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