catcher
Battery's masked partner
A catcher is someone or something that catches.
In baseball, the catcher is the player who crouches behind home plate to receive the pitcher's throws, call pitches, and guard the plate: The catcher signaled for a fastball.
The word appears in compounds for devices that trap or collect things: dream catcher, rat catcher, eye-catcher.
Padded hand covering
- maskFace-worn concealment
- pitcherPouring vessel or hurler
- squatCrouching on bent legs
- backstopBarrier behind target area
homeplate · umpire · batter · fastball · curveball · slider · foul · strikeout
mitt
Padded hand covering
backstop · homeplate · umpire · batter · fastball · curveball · slider · foul · strikeout · tagout
guardian
Protective caretaker of another
- protectorOne who safeguards others
- safety netProtection against failure
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
failsafe · supporter · rescuer · savior · interceptor · stopper · blocker · defender · backstop · spotter
trap
Device for catching animals
- netFinal amount remaining
- snareDevice for catching prey
- receptacleContainer for items
container · basket · filter · collector · funnel · drainage · gutter · reservoir · basin · sieve
- athletesathlete, Olympian, champion, swimmers, runner
- baseballbaseball, bat, pitchers, pitcher, glove
- Baseball Peoplepitcher, shortstop, first baseman, second baseman, third baseman
- defendersdefender, guard, protector, guardian, keeper
- sports team rolescaptain, vice captain, goalkeeper, striker, midfielder
- chasepursuer, chaser, manhunter, hunter, tracker
catcherpitcher
Pouring vessel or hurler
hurler · starting pitcher · reliever · closer · thrower
- catch upReach someone ahead
- catching upClosing a distance
- catch fireBegin combustion
- catch a coldBecome mildly sick
- catch onGrasp or gain popularity
- catches upReaches someone ahead
catch, catching, catches, catchers, catchment, catcher's mitt, catchable, uncatchable, recatch