catcher

🇺🇸 /ˈkætʃər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkætʃə(r)/
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noun
R

the person in baseball who catches the ball thrown by the pitcher

The catcher signaled for a fastball and the pitcher delivered it.

R

a person who catches something, like animals or objects

The cat was an expert rat catcher.

translation

n. the person in baseball who catches the ball thrown by the pitcher; a person who catches something, like animals or objects

Word Forms

Plural catchers