: 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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Pacifica features three pass catchers with 10 or more receiving touchdowns.
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Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Dec. 2025
Similarly, Xavier Legette was scarcely used as a pass-catcher, reeling in just one catch for one yard in the first three quarters.
—Charlotte Observer, 30 Nov. 2025
Holt played seven seasons in Boston, finishing eighth in the Rookie of the Year vote in 2014 before earning All-Star honors in 2015 while filling it at virtually every position on the diamond besides pitcher and catcher.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
The three-time Silver Slugger winner, who also has a pair of Gold Gloves at catcher, has led the league in appearances behind the plate in four of the last five seasons.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
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Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Dec. 2025
Similarly, Xavier Legette was scarcely used as a pass-catcher, reeling in just one catch for one yard in the first three quarters.
—Charlotte Observer, 30 Nov. 2025
Holt played seven seasons in Boston, finishing eighth in the Rookie of the Year vote in 2014 before earning All-Star honors in 2015 while filling it at virtually every position on the diamond besides pitcher and catcher.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
The three-time Silver Slugger winner, who also has a pair of Gold Gloves at catcher, has led the league in appearances behind the plate in four of the last five seasons.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
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“Catcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catcher. Accessed 5 Dec. 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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