catcher

nouns

(baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher

backstop, catcher

is derived from

is derived from

the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws

"a catcher needs a lot of protective equipment"; "a catcher plays behind the plate"

catcher

is derived from

is a member of

a team that plays baseball

is a type of (narrower)

(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player

"what position does he play?"