: 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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The team swaps Giancarlo Stanton and Jazz Chisolm and bring back Austin Wells at catcher after giving Jose Trevino the start last night.
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
The slot receiver is currently third in the NFL amongst qualified pass catchers with 9.6 targets per game.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Will Smith is a finalist at catcher along with Patrick Bailey of the San Francisco Giants and last year’s winner, Gabriel Moreno of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
—Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 15 Oct. 2024
Also, Tigers catcher Jake Rogers (wrist) should be good to go.
—Leah Olajide, Detroit Free Press, 13 Oct. 2024
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
The slot receiver is currently third in the NFL amongst qualified pass catchers with 9.6 targets per game.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Will Smith is a finalist at catcher along with Patrick Bailey of the San Francisco Giants and last year’s winner, Gabriel Moreno of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
—Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 15 Oct. 2024
Also, Tigers catcher Jake Rogers (wrist) should be good to go.
—Leah Olajide, Detroit Free Press, 13 Oct. 2024
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“Catcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catcher. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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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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