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catcher - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'catcher' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Catcher [ n.]
- One who, or that which, catches.
- The player who stands behind the batsman to catch the ball.

Meaning of 'catcher' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . catcher [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws
Example in sentence:
  • a catcher needs a lot of protective equipment;
  • a catcher plays behind the plate