: 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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That run was unearned for Spence after Paul Goldschmidt reached on catcher interference earlier in the inning.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 June 2025
Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh leads Major League Baseball with 32 home runs.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2025
Sienna Stilley, Hanover Central, junior, catcher: Batted .522 with 17 home runs, 54 RBIs and 21 runs scored for 3A state runner-up.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
The Dodgers currently have only two of their of own first-rounders in the majors (left-hander Clayton Kershaw and catcher Will Smith).
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 26 June 2025
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 June 2025
Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh leads Major League Baseball with 32 home runs.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2025
Sienna Stilley, Hanover Central, junior, catcher: Batted .522 with 17 home runs, 54 RBIs and 21 runs scored for 3A state runner-up.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
The Dodgers currently have only two of their of own first-rounders in the majors (left-hander Clayton Kershaw and catcher Will Smith).
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 26 June 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 4 Jul. 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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