: 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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Strahm floated a cutter to Willie MacIver, a catcher making his big-league debut, and that run-scoring single was the game.
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Matt Gelb, New York Times, 26 May 2025
MacIver, a catcher, and Davidson, someone the A’s believe can play all over the field, were making their first career starts at catcher and first base, respectively.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 26 May 2025
Fermin, who is often regulated to backup duty behind catcher and team captain Salvador Perez, steps up when his name is called.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 May 2025
The throw from the cutoff man was home in time for catcher Dalton Rushing to get the tag down on Marte in time, but still, the Mets finally had a lead against the Dodgers.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
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Matt Gelb, New York Times, 26 May 2025
MacIver, a catcher, and Davidson, someone the A’s believe can play all over the field, were making their first career starts at catcher and first base, respectively.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 26 May 2025
Fermin, who is often regulated to backup duty behind catcher and team captain Salvador Perez, steps up when his name is called.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 May 2025
The throw from the cutoff man was home in time for catcher Dalton Rushing to get the tag down on Marte in time, but still, the Mets finally had a lead against the Dodgers.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
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“Catcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catcher. Accessed 29 May. 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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