Catcher
WordNet
noun
(1) 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"
(2) (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
WiktionaryText
Noun
- Someone or something that catches.
- The player that squats behind home plate and receives the pitches from the pitcher
- The submissive or quasi-female partner in a homosexual relationship between two male prisoners.