キャッチャー
also: キャッチャ
Meanings
1
Baseball term for the player positioned behind home plate. The Japanese term 捕手 is also used.
See also: 捕手
He plays catcher on his high school baseball team.
2
General term for a person or device that catches something, such as a ball catcher in a machine or a person who catches thrown objects.
This machine has a catcher that catches drops.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉がキャッチャーを務めるto play the position of catcher
He has been playing catcher since his high school days.
- 〈物〉をキャッチャーで受け止めるto catch/stop something with a catcher (device)
The machine is designed to catch the ball with a catcher device.
- キャッチャーがボールを受けるthe catcher catches the ball (from the pitcher)
The catcher caught the ball thrown by the pitcher.