: 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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Collins is clearly the Texans’ best pass catcher, however, with three consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons.
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Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
Junior catcher/infielder Katie Stewart and junior outfielder Kayden Henry earned spots on the preseason second team.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
Weathers also left a game due to precautionary reasons last June after being hit in the head by catcher Nick Fortes’ throw to second base.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, Purdy targeted nine different pass catchers but not Bourne.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
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Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
Junior catcher/infielder Katie Stewart and junior outfielder Kayden Henry earned spots on the preseason second team.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
Weathers also left a game due to precautionary reasons last June after being hit in the head by catcher Nick Fortes’ throw to second base.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, Purdy targeted nine different pass catchers but not Bourne.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Catcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catcher. Accessed 17 Jan. 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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