catcher

Everyday

1. A person or thing that catches something. tree →
2. (baseball, softball) The player who crouches behind the batter and catches the balls the pitcher throws. tree →
3. A tool or device for catching, like a rat catcher or a dream catcher. tree →

In the lessons

In sports lessons in the USA and Canada the catcher is a key baseball position. In everyday life and stories there are dream catchers, fly catchers and rat catchers. Phrases: "the catcher's mitt", "dream catcher", "fly catcher".

Examples

• The catcher signalled to the pitcher. tree →
• Our catcher wears a mask and padding. tree →
• I made a dream catcher in art class. tree →
• The rat catcher came to the old barn. tree →
• The flycatcher is a bird that catches insects in the air. tree →
• He is a good catcher of a ball. tree →
• Still, the dwarf did not feel quite sure that all was right, and asked what the magician wanted with a bird-catcher. tree →

Note

Countable: a catcher, catchers. "-er" means a person or thing that does the action, like "teacher" or "runner".