: 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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Some clubs thought at least one of those players could be moved before pitchers and catchers reported to the Peoria Sports Complex on Wednesday.
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Dennis Lin, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
News of his addition leaked last week, just as pitchers and catchers were settling into their home for the next month and a half, but Monday was the first time that 32-year-old right-hander was on site to discuss the unique structure of his $55 million payday.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
With the arrival of pitchers and catchers, one of the coldest and miserly baseball offseasons in memory is nearing conclusion, and it can’t be understated that, other than the Dodgers, Yankees and Mets (on one player), hardly any team spent any money.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2025
This yearly event happens to fall during the week when major-league spring training is getting underway in Arizona and Florida — the Royals’ pitchers and catchers reported to spring training in Surprise, Ariz., on Wednesday.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Catcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catcher. Accessed 3 Mar. 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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