: 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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With Austin Wells and Jose Trevino the top catchers on the Yankees’ depth chart, Narváez was next in line.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
Mike Matheny won a Gold Glove as a 34-year-old frontline catcher.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
The full return to Chicago includes catcher Kyle Teel, outfielder Braden Montgomery, infielder Chase Meidroth and right-handed pitcher Wikelman Gonzalez.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Chicago Gets Four Rookies The White Sox, who lost a record 121 games last season, agreed to accept catcher Kyle Teel, infielder Chase Meidroth, outfielder Braden Montgomery, and right-handed pitcher Wikelman Gonzalez.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
Mike Matheny won a Gold Glove as a 34-year-old frontline catcher.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
The full return to Chicago includes catcher Kyle Teel, outfielder Braden Montgomery, infielder Chase Meidroth and right-handed pitcher Wikelman Gonzalez.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Chicago Gets Four Rookies The White Sox, who lost a record 121 games last season, agreed to accept catcher Kyle Teel, infielder Chase Meidroth, outfielder Braden Montgomery, and right-handed pitcher Wikelman Gonzalez.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Catcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catcher. Accessed 21 Dec. 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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