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Get to know Catcher better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like backstop or infielder.

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Catcher in a sentence

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Catcher | Catch | Catching | Catches | Catchment | Catchers | Catchings

Catcher meaning

  1. Someone or something that catches.
  2. The player who squats behind home plate and receives the pitches from the pitcher.
  3. The bottom partner in a homosexual relationship or sexual encounter between two men.

Synonyms of Catcher

backstop infielder position

Related words

Other words often associated with Catcher or its synonyms:

place situation lay guard attitude put fencing point fielder office pose safeguard

Using Catcher

  • The main meaning on this page is: Someone or something that catches. | The player who squats behind home plate and receives the pitches from the pitcher. | The bottom partner in a homosexual relationship or sexual encounter between two men.
  • Useful related words include: backstop, infielder, position.
  • In the example corpus, catcher often appears in combinations such as: the catcher, and catcher, pass catcher.

Context around Catcher

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 11 start, 7 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

angels 2× cardinals 1× two 1× senior 1× sophomore 1× cubs 1× dog 1× berra 1× howard 1× teammate 1×

Often after:

willson 2× matt 1× nathaniel 1× jason 1× yadier 1× may 1× mickey 1× sean 1× kaylee 1× gets 1×

Sentence patterns with Catcher

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a snake catcher has warned 1× a third catcher if injuries 1× a young catcher because they 1× after the catcher got hit 1× alzolay s catcher gets a 1× angels catcher logan o 1× became a catcher in the 1× bosques senior catcher nathaniel pleasant 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a lot of 1× a snake catcher 1× a veteran snack 1× after a pop 1× alzolay s catcher 1× an angry garcía 1×

Common sentence endings:

a roster battle 1× as key actors 1× at angel stadium 1× before the game 1× catcher sean murphy 1× catcher were reserves 1×

Words around Catcher

Just before it in the word index:

catchall 10 catchable 13 catch 5.157 catcalls 5 catcalling 8 catcalled 4

Just after it in the word index:

catchers 113 catches 1.120 catchier 2 catchiest 10 catchiness 6 catching 1.529

Similar in corpus frequency:

examiner 626 jaguars 626 lockdowns 626 scots 626 speculated 626 belarusian 625

Corpus analysis for Catcher

  • In this selection, "catcher" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, angels, cardinals, two, willson, matt and nathaniel stand out and add context to how "catcher" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a snake catcher has warned and a third catcher if injuries. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "catcher" sits close to words such as examiner, jaguars and lockdowns, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with catcher

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Alzolay’s catcher gets a pat on the chest. (9 words)

Acuña is the current frontrunner for MVP, most imminently challenged by his own teammate, catcher Sean Murphy. (17 words)

Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras was stretching and squatting with a catcher’s mitt in the clubhouse before the game. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

If it is important to prevent the run from scoring, the catcher may hold on to the ball (conceding the steal of second) or may throw to the pitcher; this may deceive the runner at third and the pitcher may throw back to the catcher for the out. (48 words)

Born Oct. 9, 1941, Robinson grew up in Memphis and as a child played on the same winning Little League baseball team as Tim McCarver, who later went on to became a catcher in the major leagues and then a Hall of Fame broadcaster. (44 words)

Astros players later insisted they were not annoyed by the theatrics, nor were they harboring ill-will from a July 26 incident between the teams that had Astros catcher Martin Maldonado and Garcia as key actors. (36 words)

Question examples

Know what’s really important about the latest mini-kerfuffle involving Cubs catcher Willson Contreras and catcher Yadier Molina? (19 words)

Example sentences (20)

Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras was stretching and squatting with a catcher’s mitt in the clubhouse before the game.

Fenway Park was treated to a one-of-a-kind inning that saw Angels catcher Matt Thaiss called for not one, but two catcher’s interference penalties.

Others to get playing time include senior outfielder Gabriel Bosques, senior catcher Nathaniel Pleasant, sophomore catcher Jason Miranda, sophomore first baseman Adiel DeLeon and Wnek, who plays the infield.

Know what’s really important about the latest mini-kerfuffle involving Cubs catcher Willson Contreras and catcher Yadier Molina?

Dog catcher, therefore, is a compound, as both dog and catcher are complete word forms in their own right but are subsequently treated as parts of one form.

If it is important to prevent the run from scoring, the catcher may hold on to the ball (conceding the steal of second) or may throw to the pitcher; this may deceive the runner at third and the pitcher may throw back to the catcher for the out.

Yogi Berra (catcher), Mickey Mantle (outfield), Roger Maris (outfield) and Bill Skowron (first base) were in the starting lineup; Jim Coates (pitcher) and Elston Howard (catcher) were reserves.

Acuña is the current frontrunner for MVP, most imminently challenged by his own teammate, catcher Sean Murphy.

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After a pop-out, catcher Kaylee Moore recorded her second of three singles on the day and drove in her shortstop to tie the game at four.

A lot of times, the veteran pitchers won’t want to throw to a young catcher because they don’t think they understand them.

Alzolay’s catcher gets a pat on the chest.

An angry García immediately turned to get in the face of catcher Martín Maldonado - the two also jawed nose-to-nose when García touched home plate after his grand slam in Houston on July 26.

Angels catcher Logan O’Hoppe tags the Tampa Bay Rays’ Yandy Diaz as he tries to score during the ninth inning on Friday night at Angel Stadium.

A snake catcher has warned Australians to 'check their beds' after a homeowner discovered a deadly six-foot-long brown snake hiding in the sheets.

Astros players later insisted they were not annoyed by the theatrics, nor were they harboring ill-will from a July 26 incident between the teams that had Astros catcher Martin Maldonado and Garcia as key actors.

Athletics: Shea Langeliers remained in the game after the catcher got hit by a pitch on his right hand when batting in the sixth inning.

Atlanta’s freshman catcher had two doubles and a home run, with the Dangers giving the Braves the win in extra innings in the tenth inning.

A veteran snack catcher faced his 'toughest relocation ever' after a homeowner noticed an unwanted freeloader living in her roof.

Ben Rortvedt will provide depth as a third catcher if injuries arise, but it would be a surprise if he showed enough in camp to make it any kind of a roster battle.

Born Oct. 9, 1941, Robinson grew up in Memphis and as a child played on the same winning Little League baseball team as Tim McCarver, who later went on to became a catcher in the major leagues and then a Hall of Fame broadcaster.

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Common combinations with catcher

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "catcher" in a sentence?
An example: "Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras was stretching and squatting with a catcher’s mitt in the clubhouse before the game." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "catcher" from authentic English texts.
What does "catcher" mean?
Catcher means: Someone or something that catches.
What are synonyms of "catcher"?
Common synonyms of "catcher" include: backstop, infielder, position.
How many example sentences with "catcher" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "catcher", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.