: one that catches
specifically
: a baseball player positioned behind home plate
Examples of catcher in a Sentence
The cat is a good mouse catcher.
Recent Examples on the Web
Patrick Bailey is hitting Arguably, the Giants’ best bat this season is a defense-first catcher.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2024
After Sunday’s rout of the Mets, Ohtani, infielder Mookie Betts and catcher Will Smith were all batting .346 or better.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Enter Yogi, a sweet, albeit quite anxious, four-and-a-half year-old Labradoodle named after Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra and cartoon character Yogi Bear.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 21 Apr. 2024
Advertisement Ice raced home, barely eluding the tag of catcher Shane Miranda and scoring the winning run in a 1-0 Western League win before a crowd of more than 400 at Dana Middle School.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2024
Souza and catcher Parker Rowland got down sacrifice bunts to advance runners.
—Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 18 Apr. 2024
Fermin got the start at catcher for Monday night’s game against the White Sox.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
Issuing consecutive free passes to the first two batters of the fourth, both walks turned into runs when René Pinto, the ninth-hitting backup catcher, sent a 3-2 fastball screaming at 108.1 mph into the left field seats, 433 feet away.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024
On April 1, Redland's Snake Catcher shared a Facebook video of what a snake catcher found during a visit to a home near Brisbane.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2024
After Sunday’s rout of the Mets, Ohtani, infielder Mookie Betts and catcher Will Smith were all batting .346 or better.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
Enter Yogi, a sweet, albeit quite anxious, four-and-a-half year-old Labradoodle named after Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra and cartoon character Yogi Bear.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 21 Apr. 2024
Advertisement Ice raced home, barely eluding the tag of catcher Shane Miranda and scoring the winning run in a 1-0 Western League win before a crowd of more than 400 at Dana Middle School.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2024
Souza and catcher Parker Rowland got down sacrifice bunts to advance runners.
—Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 18 Apr. 2024
Fermin got the start at catcher for Monday night’s game against the White Sox.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
Issuing consecutive free passes to the first two batters of the fourth, both walks turned into runs when René Pinto, the ninth-hitting backup catcher, sent a 3-2 fastball screaming at 108.1 mph into the left field seats, 433 feet away.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024
On April 1, Redland's Snake Catcher shared a Facebook video of what a snake catcher found during a visit to a home near Brisbane.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Catcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catcher. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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catcher
noun
catch·er
ˈkach-ər 
ˈkech-
: one that catches
especially
: a baseball player who plays behind home plate
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