1. a baseball player who crouches behind home plate to catch pitches
Usage: baseball
2. a person or thing that catches something

Examples

• The catcher signaled for a fastball.
• She played catcher on her high school baseball team.
• The catcher threw the ball to second base to catch the runner stealing.
• He crouched down in his catcher’s gear.
• The fly catcher trapped insects near the window.
• Install a leaf catcher in your gutters to prevent clogs.