catcher

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
noun the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws

From catch + -er.

He chose Ephraim Pinkham, noted as a catcher. — Only an Irish Boy; Or, Andy Burke's Fortunes, Horatio, Jr. Alger
"You're all right son!" affirmed the Harvard catcher. — Walter and the Wireless, Sara Ware Bassett
Whoever was caught had to take the place of the catcher. — What Katy Did, Susan Coolidge

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