: one that catches
specifically
: a baseball player positioned behind home plate
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The cat is a good mouse catcher.
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McMillan is a big-bodied pass catcher with strong hands who can make plays downfield and create after the catch, stylistically similar to Buccaneers' Mike Evans.
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John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
The framing numbers that put all three into the top 15 catchers of all time by FanGraphs’ WAR would no longer be there for them.
—Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Yeager was one of the best defensive catchers in history who had the misfortune of being a direct contemporary of the best defensive catcher in history, Johnny Bench.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
That said, Stafford needs help from his pass catchers, namely star Puka Nacua.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 12 Jan. 2025
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John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
The framing numbers that put all three into the top 15 catchers of all time by FanGraphs’ WAR would no longer be there for them.
—Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Yeager was one of the best defensive catchers in history who had the misfortune of being a direct contemporary of the best defensive catcher in history, Johnny Bench.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
That said, Stafford needs help from his pass catchers, namely star Puka Nacua.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Catcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catcher. Accessed 20 Jan. 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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