: 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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In China, catching and selling cicadas as food is highly profitable, with local cicada catchers making 10,000 yuan ($1,410) a month.
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Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2024
Travis Jankowski followed with another ground ball single to drive in a run, with the fourth run of the inning scoring on a passed ball by catcher Kyle McCann.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 8 May 2024
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Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2024
Travis Jankowski followed with another ground ball single to drive in a run, with the fourth run of the inning scoring on a passed ball by catcher Kyle McCann.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 8 May 2024
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“Catcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catcher. Accessed 14 May. 2024.
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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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