| NOUN | person | catcher, backstop | (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher |
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| act | catcher | the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws |
| Sounds | kae'cher | |
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| Rhymes | acupuncture ... welcher: 102 rhymes with cher... | |
| Meaning | (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher. | |
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| Synonym | backstop | |
| Category | baseball, baseball game, ball | A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players |
| softball, softball game | A game / game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond / diamond and with a ball that is larger / larger and softer | |
| Broader | infielder | (baseball) a person who plays a position in the infield |
| Spanish | receptor | |
| Catalan | receptor | |
| Verbs | catch | be the catcher |
| catch | take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of | |
| Meaning | The position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws. | |
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| Member of | baseball team | A team that plays baseball |
| Broader | position | (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player |
| Spanish | catcher, receptor | |
| Catalan | catcher, receptor | |
| Verbs | catch | take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of |
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