What does catcher mean?

Definitions for catcher
ˈkætʃ ərcatch·er

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. catcher, backstopnoun

    (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher

  2. catchernoun

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. catchernoun

    Someone or something that catches.

  2. catchernoun

    The player that squats behind home plate and receives the pitches from the pitcher

  3. catchernoun

    The submissive partner in a homosexual relationship or sexual encounter between two men.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Catchernoun

    Etymology: from catch.

    Scallops will move so strongly, as oftentimes to leap out of the catcher wherein they are caught. Nehemiah Grew, Musæum.

Wikipedia

  1. Catcher

    Catcher is a position in baseball and softball. When a batter takes their turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home) umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. In addition to this primary duty, the catcher is also called upon to master many other skills in order to field the position well. The role of the catcher is similar to that of the wicket-keeper in cricket. Positioned behind home plate and facing toward the outfield, the catcher can see the whole field, and is therefore in the best position to direct and lead the other players in a defensive play. The catcher typically calls for pitches using hand signals. The calls are based on the pitcher's mechanics and strengths, as well as the batter's tendencies and weaknesses. Essentially, the catcher controls what happens during the game when the ball is not "in play". Foul tips, bouncing balls in the dirt, and contact with runners during plays at the plate are all events to be handled by the catcher, necessitating the use of protective equipment. This includes a mask, chest and throat protectors, shin guards, and a heavily padded catcher's mitt. Though rare, some chest protectors may extend lower to provide some shield to the genitalia; wearing a pelvic protector or cup, depending on the case, is preferred and more common. Because the position requires a comprehensive understanding of the game's strategies, the pool of former catchers yields a disproportionate number of managers in both Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball, including such prominent examples as Yogi Berra, Connie Mack, Steve O'Neill, Al López, Mike Scioscia, and Joe Torre. The physical and mental demands of being involved on every defensive play can wear catchers down over a long season, and can have a negative effect on their offensive output. As a result, catcher is the only position (other than pitcher) to not have a member of the 3,000 hit club (not counting Craig Biggio, who only played four seasons as a catcher and was a second baseman when he reached the milestone); the current hit leader for the position is Iván Rodríguez, with 2,844.Because of the strategic defensive importance of catching, if a catcher has exceptional defensive skills, teams are often willing to overlook their relative offensive weaknesses. A knowledgeable catcher's ability to work with the pitcher, via pitch selection and location, can diminish the effectiveness of the opposing team's offense. Many great defensive catchers toiled in relative anonymity, because they did not produce large offensive numbers.

ChatGPT

  1. catcher

    A catcher is a player in sports like baseball or softball, positioned behind the batter, whose main role is to receive the ball thrown by the pitcher. This term can also define devices or objects designed to catch, receive, or hold something.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Catchernoun

    one who, or that which, catches

  2. Catchernoun

    the player who stands behind the batsman to catch the ball

Wikidata

  1. Catcher

    Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to field his position well. The role of the catcher is similar to that of the wicket-keeper in cricket. Positioned behind home plate, the catcher can see the whole field; therefore, he is in the best position to direct and lead the other players in a defensive play. The catcher typically calls for pitches by means of hand signals; therefore, he/she must be aware of the pitcher's mechanics and strengths, as well as the batter's tendencies and weaknesses. Foul tips, bouncing balls in the dirt, and contact with runners during plays at the plate are all part of the catcher's job, so protective equipment must be worn. This includes a mask, chest and throat protectors, shin guards, and an extra-thick glove. Because the position requires a comprehensive understanding of the game's strategies, the pool of former catchers yields a disproportionate number of Major and Minor-League managers, including such prominent examples as Connie Mack, Steve O'Neill, Al Lopez, Yogi Berra, Mike Scioscia, Bruce Bochy, and Joe Torre. The physical and mental strain of being involved on every defensive play can wear catchers down over a long season, and can have a negative effect on their offensive output.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of catcher in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of catcher in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of catcher in a Sentence

  1. Chief Executive Officer Adam Brandon:

    If you’re running (again) for dog catcher, our question is still ‘Did you cut the budget and catch more dogs,’.

  2. Nsenga Burton:

    If there's an election for a dog catcher, supervoters are going to vote in it.

  3. Matthew Growney:

    We listened to teachers for feedback on how the tablet was most effective, one thing that teachers loved was that the tablet did not replace physical, hands-on learning. For instance, you can use Fable to design a ‘frog catcher.’ Create the drawing on the tablet, answer questions, give them physical materials like a shoe box and construction paper and then answer an assessment afterward on the tablet. It’s all about digital to physical back to digital. That is really where education is headed from a deployment standpoint.

  4. Donald Trump:

    Marco Rubio could n’t get elected dog catcher. I call Marco Rubio little Marco Rubio.

  5. Mr Garbutt:

    It took about an hour for the snake catcher to coax it out. The snake was trying to bite the snake hook. The guy ended up catching it with his hand and just chucked it in a bag.

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