Catcher
/ˈkætʃər/
nounBeginner📊CommonPerson
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Definitions
1
A person whose job is to catch things, especially in baseball.
/ˈkætʃər/
nounneutralBeginner
Person
Person who catches things
The catcher expertly caught the pop fly.
💡 Simply: Imagine someone who's really good at grabbing things, like a baseball player behind home plate or someone who catches fish. That's a catcher!
👶 For kids: Someone who catches things!
More Examples
2
The young catcher was excited for his first game.
How It's Used
Baseball
"The catcher signaled for a fastball."
Fishing
"The experienced catcher easily landed the large fish."
From Middle English *cacchere, from Old French *cacheor, from cacher "to hide, catch".
The word 'catcher' in its baseball sense became common in the late 19th century.
Memory tip
Think of someone catching a ball.
Word Origin
Original meaning
"To seize, catch"
catcher's mittstarting catcher
Common misspellings
catchrecather
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