catcher

Meanings

• Noun

  A person or thing that catches or takes, especially a baseball player who catches the ball and throws it back to the pitcher.

  - "The catcher is an essential member of the baseball team."
  - "The ball was caught by the catcher before it reached the ground."

• Verb

  To take or seize (something) in the act of being stolen or committed.

  - "The shopkeeper caught the thief in the act."
  - "The security guard caught the intruder in the building."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈkætʃ.ɚ/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=670100"

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with catcher
chaser , rasher , pastor , master

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Variants

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catcher , catchers , cootie catcher , cootie catchers , dream catcher , eye-catcher , eye-catchers , eye-catching , eye-catchingly

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Forms

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catchers (plural), catchable, catching

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Etymology

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Originally meaning 'one who catches', from Old French cacher 'to hide', from Latin capere 'to take'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'catcher's mitt' was first used in baseball in the late 1800s.

2. The New York Yankees have had some of the greatest catchers in baseball history, including Yogi Berra, Thurman Munson, and Jorge Posada.

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Related Concepts

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1. Baseball: A popular sport in which players use bats and balls to score points by hitting the ball and running around a series of bases.

2. Pitcher: A baseball player who throws the ball to the catcher and tries to get the batter out.

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Culture

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In baseball, the catcher is a crucial position as they receive the pitches from the pitcher and coordinate the defense. In literature, 'catcher' can refer to various characters, such as the protagonist in J.D. Salinger's 'Catcher in the Rye'.

How to Memorize "catcher"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a baseball game with a catcher wearing protective gear, squatting behind home plate, and receiving the ball from the pitcher.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'catcher' with the image of a baseball player in protective gear.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Catch A Ball Every Time' to remember the definition of a catcher in baseball.

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