: 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 trade netted the White Sox catcher Kyle Teel, right-hander Wikelman Gonzalez and infielder Chase Meidroth, in addition to Montgomery.
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Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Backup catcher Sebastián Rivero sparked the Angels’ second-inning rally with a one-out single.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
His catcher offered a kinder assessment.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Lackey was named the 2026 Johnny Bench Award winner as the best collegiate catcher in Division I on Tuesday.
—Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 10 June 2026
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Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Backup catcher Sebastián Rivero sparked the Angels’ second-inning rally with a one-out single.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
His catcher offered a kinder assessment.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Lackey was named the 2026 Johnny Bench Award winner as the best collegiate catcher in Division I on Tuesday.
—Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 10 June 2026
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“Catcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catcher. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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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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