Catcher

Noun

 * 1) Someone or something that catches.
 * 2)  The player that squats behind home plate and receives the pitches from the pitcher
 * 3)   The submissive partner in a homosexual relationship or sexual encounter between two men.

Coordinate terms

 * infielder, outfielder, pitcher

Adjectives for Catcher

 * (baseball) adroit; alert; courageous; clumsy; befuddled; dependable; fumbling; unpredictable.

Verbs for Catcher
—blocks; —covers; —encourages; —fum¬bles; —misses; —muffs; —recovers; —signals; —steadies; —tags.

Thesaurus
amateur athlete, archer, athlete, ballplayer, baseballer, baseman, batter, battery, blocking back, bowman, captor, capturer, center, coach, competitor, cricketer, defensive lineman, end, footballer, games-player, gamester, guard, infielder, jock, jumper, lineman, offensive lineman, outfield, outfielder, partaker, player, poloist, professional athlete, pugilist, quarterback, racer, skater, sport, sportsman, tackle, tailback, taker, toxophilite, wingback, wrestler

Pronunciation

 * , {{SAMPA|/"k{tS.@(r)/}}

Translations

 * Dutch: vanger
 * Finnish: sieppaaja, pyydystäjä,  pyytäjä
 * French:
 * German: Fänger
 * Italian:


 * Portuguese: coletor
 * Russian: улавливатель (ulávlivatel’)
 * Spanish: colector
 * Swedish: fångare


 * Chinese: 捕手 (bǔ shǒu)
 * Dutch: catcher, achtervanger
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: Catcher


 * Japanese: キャッチャー (kyatchā), 捕手 (ほしゅ, hoshu)
 * Korean: 캐처 (kaecheo), 포수 (posu)
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:, fångare

Anagrams

 * recatch

Verb

 * 1) to wrestle
 * 2)  to catch
 * 3)  to catch, get understand fully

Anagrams

 * créchât