catcher

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: catch=er

CIDE DICTIONARY

catcher, n. 

•  One who, or that which, catches.  [1913 Webster]
•  The player who stands behind the batsman to catch the ball.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

catcher, n.
1 a person or thing that catches.
2 Baseball a fielder who stands behind the batter.

THESAURUS

catcher

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