: 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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According to Baseball Almanac, only three American League catchers have eclipsed Heineman’s three errors by committing four in a single game — all before 1930.
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Sacbee.com, 13 July 2025
His older brother, Dylan, a switch-hitting catcher from the same high school, signed an over-slot deal with the A’s after going in the seventh round last year.
—Devon Henderson, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
Josue Briceño, a Double A catcher for Detroit, tripled and scored on Sebastian Walcott’s sacrifice fly in the fourth to push the lead to 2-0.
—Charles Odum, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
Matt Chapman received another free pass despite a mid-at-bat mound visit from catcher Will Smith.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
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Sacbee.com, 13 July 2025
His older brother, Dylan, a switch-hitting catcher from the same high school, signed an over-slot deal with the A’s after going in the seventh round last year.
—Devon Henderson, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
Josue Briceño, a Double A catcher for Detroit, tripled and scored on Sebastian Walcott’s sacrifice fly in the fourth to push the lead to 2-0.
—Charles Odum, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
Matt Chapman received another free pass despite a mid-at-bat mound visit from catcher Will Smith.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 July 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 18 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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