Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Catcher \Catch"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, catches.
2. (Baseball) The player who stands behind the batsman to
catch the ball.
Source : WordNet®
catcher
n 1: (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
2: 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"; "he plays behind the plate" [syn: {plate}]