1 (in baseball) the player who stands behind the BATTER and catches the ball if he or she does not hit it
2 (usually in compounds) a person or thing that catches sth:
a rat catcher
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is catcher a noun, verb, or something else?
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