: 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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Washington has allowed 333 receiving yards – the eighth-most in the NFL this season – making this a potential boom spot for Gibbs as a pass-catcher.
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Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
His 50 receptions rank 10th, with all nine pass-catchers ahead of him younger, led by 25-year-old Ja’Marr Chase of the Cincinnati Bengals with 76 catches going into Week 10.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
Goodman was the first NL catcher to hit 30 home runs in a season since the Braves’ Javy Lopez hit 43 in 2003.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
The third clutch home run was from All-Star catcher Will Smith in the 11th inning.
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
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Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
His 50 receptions rank 10th, with all nine pass-catchers ahead of him younger, led by 25-year-old Ja’Marr Chase of the Cincinnati Bengals with 76 catches going into Week 10.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
Goodman was the first NL catcher to hit 30 home runs in a season since the Braves’ Javy Lopez hit 43 in 2003.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
The third clutch home run was from All-Star catcher Will Smith in the 11th inning.
—Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Catcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catcher. Accessed 13 Nov. 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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