: one that catches
specifically
: a baseball player positioned behind home plate
Examples of catcher in a Sentence
The cat is a good mouse catcher.
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Freshman shortstop/catcher Avery Gage could help with that.
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Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Posey, the Giants’ president of baseball operations, is the greatest catcher in franchise history and could be elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame next year in his debut appearance on the writers’ ballot.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
The Yankees scored the game’s only run on a throwing error by catcher Ronald Rosario, allowing Kenedy Corona to score.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
Pitchers will likely be encouraged — if not flat out directed — to leave their decision to challenge up to the catchers sitting directly on top of the strike zone.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
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Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Posey, the Giants’ president of baseball operations, is the greatest catcher in franchise history and could be elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame next year in his debut appearance on the writers’ ballot.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
The Yankees scored the game’s only run on a throwing error by catcher Ronald Rosario, allowing Kenedy Corona to score.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
Pitchers will likely be encouraged — if not flat out directed — to leave their decision to challenge up to the catchers sitting directly on top of the strike zone.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Catcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catcher. Accessed 23 Mar. 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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