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catcher

[ kach-er ]
/ ˈkætʃ ər /
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noun
a person or thing that catches.
Baseball. the player stationed behind home plate, whose chief duty is to catch pitches not hit by the batter.
a member of an aerialist team, as in a circus, who hangs head down from a trapeze and catches another member who has completed a jump or somersault through the air.
Metalworking. a person who feeds metal rods through a looping mill.
Also called catch·er res·o·na·tor. Electronics. See under Klystron.
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Origin of catcher

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at catch, -er1
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British Dictionary definitions for catcher

catcher
/ (ˈkætʃə) /

noun
a person or thing that catches, esp in a game or sport
baseball a fielder who stands behind home plate and catches pitched balls not hit by the batter
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