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catch-basin |
catch-meadow |
catchable |
catchall |
catchdrain |
catcher
| catcher's mask
| catchfly
| catching
| catchment
| catchment area
catcher
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun catcher has 2 senses
- catcher(n = noun.person) backstop - (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher; Array is a kind of infielder
- catcher(n = noun.act) Array - 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" is a kind of position
Derived forms verb catch27, verb catch4
is a member of baseball team
Derived form verb catch4
CIDE DICTIONARY
catcher, n.
- One who, or that which, catches. [1913 Webster]
- The player who stands behind the batsman to catch the ball. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
catcher, n.
1 a person or thing that catches.
2 Baseball a fielder who stands behind the batter.
1 a person or thing that catches.
2 Baseball a fielder who stands behind the batter.
THESAURUS
catcher
amateur athlete, archer, athlete, ballplayer, baseballer, baseman, batter, battery, blocking back, bowman, captor, capturer, center, coach, competitor, cricketer, defensive lineman, end, footballer, games-player, gamester, guard, infielder, jock, jumper, lineman, offensive lineman, outfield, outfielder, partaker, player, poloist, professional athlete, pugilist, quarterback, racer, skater, sport, sportsman, tackle, tailback, taker, toxophilite, wingback, wrestler
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