Exact Match:
- catcher
- 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"
- (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
Synonyms:
- 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