: one that catches
specifically
: a baseball player positioned behind home plate
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The cat is a good mouse catcher.
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The Marlins also have Eric Wagaman and catcher Liam Hicks at first base and plan to give outfielder Griffin Conine some reps at first base in spring training, manager Clayton McCullough said.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
In his memoir, the Mets catcher Mike Piazza confessed to using substances that were later banned.
—Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
Triple-A catcher Creed Willems represents the next man up.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Atlanta put three pass catchers to Kirk Cousins’ right, with tight end Kyle Pitts nearest the quarterback in the slot.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2025
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
In his memoir, the Mets catcher Mike Piazza confessed to using substances that were later banned.
—Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
Triple-A catcher Creed Willems represents the next man up.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Atlanta put three pass catchers to Kirk Cousins’ right, with tight end Kyle Pitts nearest the quarterback in the slot.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for catcher
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“Catcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catcher. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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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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