: 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 Mariners rewarded Raleigh in the offseason, signing the 28-year-old catcher to to a $105 million contract extension.
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Jim Bowden, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Antioch senior catcher Mason Willis, a Carroll University commit, also helps in that endeavor.
—Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
The ball went in and out of catcher Elias Díaz’s glove.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
Cabrera tagged up from third and ran home, jumping to his right at the last second to avoid Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh and landing awkwardly on his left ankle while trying to stretch out to touch home plate.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 13 May 2025
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Jim Bowden, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Antioch senior catcher Mason Willis, a Carroll University commit, also helps in that endeavor.
—Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
The ball went in and out of catcher Elias Díaz’s glove.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
Cabrera tagged up from third and ran home, jumping to his right at the last second to avoid Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh and landing awkwardly on his left ankle while trying to stretch out to touch home plate.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for catcher
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“Catcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catcher. Accessed 20 May. 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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