catcher

IPA/ˈkætʃə(r)/
KK[kˈætʃˌɚ]IPA/ˈkætʃər/

catcher — noun

  • catchersingular
  • catchersplural

1. in the sport of baseball, the team member who crouches behind home plate to catc

1.名詞B1
釋義

in the sport of baseball, the team member who crouches behind home plate to catch pitches that the batter misses or chooses not to swing at

例句

Vikram, the team's catcher, threw the ball to second base to stop the runner.

catcher as appositive noun identifying a player's role

The catcher crouched behind home plate and signaled to the pitcher about the next pitch.

the catcher + verb of action (crouched, signaled)

同義詞
  • backstop

    an informal term for the catcher, also used for the fence behind home plate

  • receiver

    used occasionally in baseball for the catcher, but more common in American football for a different position

文法句型

the catcher

a catcher

possessive + catcher

用法筆記

Almost exclusively used in the context of baseball. In other ball sports, the player who catches the ball is usually called a 'fielder', 'goalkeeper', or 'receiver'. The general compositional meaning — 'a person or thing that catches something' — is not used as a standalone dictionary sense of this word.

常見錯誤

❌The soccer catcher saved the goal.
✅The soccer goalkeeper saved the goal.
💡catcher is only used for baseball, not for soccer or football.
❌I bought a new catcher for the kitchen cabinet.
✅I bought a new latch for the kitchen cabinet.
💡catcher does not mean a device that catches or holds things.