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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher;
[syn: catcher, backstop]

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;
- Example: "a catcher needs a lot of protective equipment"
- Example: "a catcher plays behind the plate"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Catcher \Catch"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, catches. [1913 Webster] 2. (Baseball) The player who stands behind the batsman to catch the ball. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

catcher n 1: (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher [syn: catcher, backstop] 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"; "a catcher plays behind the plate"
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

45 Moby Thesaurus words for "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