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catcher

DEFINITIONS OF: catcher

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n 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”
Type of:
position
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player

n (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher

Synonyms:
backstop
Type of:
infielder
(baseball) a person who plays a position in the infield
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