Catcher - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈkætʃər|  American pronunciation of the word catcher
Brit.  |ˈkætʃə|  British pronunciation of the word catcher

noun

- (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher (syn: backstop)
- the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws
a catcher needs a lot of protective equipment
a catcher plays behind the plate

Extra examples

The cat is a good mouse catcher.

The announcer said that the catcher had injured his shoulder.

The pitch got past the catcher and rolled all the way to the backstop.

The catcher bobbled the ball.

Word forms

noun
singular: catcher
plural: catchers
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