catcher
noun/ˈkætʃər/
Frequency rank: #7,290 most common English word
Meaning
a person or thing that catches, especially the baseball player who crouches behind home plate.
Example sentence
The pitcher threw the ball and the catcher caught it perfectly behind home plate.
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