Associations to the word «Catcher»

CATCHER, noun. Someone or something that catches.

CATCHER, noun. (baseball) The player that squats behind home plate and receives the pitches from the pitcher

CATCHER, noun. (chiefly US) (colloquial) The bottom partner in a homosexual relationship or sexual encounter between two men.

CATCHER INTERFERENCE, noun. (baseball) An instance of a hitter being awarded first bases, due to the catcher touching the batter's bat during his or her time at bat.

CATCHER, noun. (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher.

CATCHER, noun. 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".