Hypertext Webster Gateway: "catcher"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Catcher \Catch"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, catches.
2. (Baseball) The player who stands behind the batsman to
catch the ball.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
catcher
n 1: (baseball or softball) the person who plays the position of
catcher
2: 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"; "he plays behind the plate" [syn: {plate}]
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