catcher

noun

catch·​er ˈka-chər 

ˈke-

: one that catches

specifically : a baseball player positioned behind home plate

Examples of catcher in a Sentence

The cat is a good mouse catcher.

Recent Examples on the Web

Bichette sits out Sunday Bo Bichette slid hard into home plate in Saturday’s sixth inning, cutting his left shin on catcher Austin Wells’ shin pad. —Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025

Goodman’s 419-foot homer to left off Padres starter Randy Vasquez was Goodman’s 29th home run of the season, setting a franchise record for homers by a primary catcher. —Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025

The rookie catcher was prepared to be told more bad news than that. —Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025

Harry How/Getty Images Orioles catcher Alex Jackson led off the bottom of the sixth inning with a 108-mph lineout to left field, the closest anyone came to recording a hit against Yamamoto all night until Holliday's home run to right field. —Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing catcher

• cootie catcher
• dream catcher
• eye-catcher

Rhymes for catcher

• hatcher
• matcher
• stature
• dispatcher
• flycatcher

Kids Definition

catcher

noun

catch·​er ˈkach-ər 

ˈkech-

: one that catches

especially : a baseball player who plays behind home plate