: 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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The ball got away from catcher Pedro Pagés, allowing Shohei Ohtani to score from third to tie it.
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
In game one, Texas took the win 2-1 despite a controversial obstruction call and due to the heroics of catcher/utility player Reese Atwood.
—Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Then Baty made a bad, low throw home that catcher Francisco Alvarez couldn’t reel in.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 6 June 2025
On the bright side, Cal Raleigh is playing like an MVP, leading the entire league in home runs with 24 from the catcher spot.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
In game one, Texas took the win 2-1 despite a controversial obstruction call and due to the heroics of catcher/utility player Reese Atwood.
—Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Then Baty made a bad, low throw home that catcher Francisco Alvarez couldn’t reel in.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 6 June 2025
On the bright side, Cal Raleigh is playing like an MVP, leading the entire league in home runs with 24 from the catcher spot.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 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 10 Jun. 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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