catcher
/ˈkæt͡ʃə/
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Also seen as: catchers
Sense 1
Meaning · English
Someone or something that catches.
Noun
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Meaning · English
The player who squats behind home plate and receives the pitches from the pitcher.
Noun
Examples
Finding Dempsey in my mind's eye in January was not quite startling, ...but some other catchers turned up in my hot-stove reveries as well. Bob Boone, for instance.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “catcher” mean?
Someone or something that catches.
Is “catcher” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.