1. (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
   "The catcher signaled for a fastball";
   - backstop
    
2. A person or thing that catches something
   "The cat is a good mouse catcher"
    
3. 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"

Derived forms: catchers

Type of: infielder, position

Part of: baseball team

Encyclopedia: Catcher