It happens that we have two copies of Catcher in the Rye.
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Catcher
//ˈkæt͡ʃə//
Synonyms for "catcher" (51 found)
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Closest matches (11)
Strong matches (15)
Related words (25)
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2 entriescapable of
3 entriescoordinate
3 entriesderived
52 entriesShowing 16 of 52 words.
derived from
1 entrieshas context
3 entriesis a
3 entriesrelated to
8 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
46 translations across 23 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- кетчър noun (baseball player who receives pitches)
- уловител noun (that which catches)
Catalan
2 entries- receptor noun (baseball player who receives pitches)
- receptora noun (baseball player who receives pitches)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 捕手 noun (baseball player who receives pitches)
Czech
2 entries- chytač noun (baseball player who receives pitches)
- zadák noun (baseball player who receives pitches)
Dutch
3 entries- achtervanger noun (baseball player who receives pitches)
- catcher noun (baseball player who receives pitches)
- vanger noun (that which catches)
Esperanto
1 entries- kaptanto noun (baseball player who receives pitches)
Finnish
4 entries- pyydystäjä noun (that which catches)
- pyytäjä noun (that which catches)
- sieppaaja noun (that which catches)
- sieppari noun (baseball player who receives pitches)
French
3 entries- attrapeur noun (that which catches)
- receveur noun (baseball player who receives pitches)
- receveuse noun (baseball player who receives pitches)
German
4 entries- Catcher noun (baseball player who receives pitches)
- Catcherin noun (baseball player who receives pitches)
- Fänger noun (that which catches)
- Fänger noun (baseball player who receives pitches)
Greek
1 entries- πιάστης noun (that which catches)
Hungarian
2 entries- elkapó noun (baseball player who receives pitches)
- fogó noun (that which catches)
Italian
2 entries- collettore noun (that which catches)
- ricevitore noun (baseball player who receives pitches)
Japanese
2 entries- キャッチャー noun (baseball player who receives pitches)
- 捕手 noun (baseball player who receives pitches)
Korean
2 entries- 캐처 noun (baseball player who receives pitches)
- 포수 noun (baseball player who receives pitches)
Lithuanian
1 entries- gaudytojas noun (that which catches)
Māori
1 entries- tautopenga noun (baseball player who receives pitches)
Old English
1 entries- fenġa noun (that which catches)
Portuguese
2 entries- coletor noun (that which catches)
- receptor noun (baseball player who receives pitches)
Russian
2 entries- кэ́тчер noun (baseball player who receives pitches)
- ула́вливатель noun (that which catches)
Spanish
2 entries- colector noun (that which catches)
- receptor noun (baseball player who receives pitches)
Swedish
3 entries- catcher noun (baseball player who receives pitches)
- fångare noun (that which catches)
- fångare noun (baseball player who receives pitches)
Tagalog
1 entries- tagasalo noun (baseball player who receives pitches)
Welsh
1 entries- daliwr noun (that which catches)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
The other day, we chose Yoshida to be the catcher on our school's baseball team.
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Tom was the catcher.
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Tom is the best high school catcher I've ever seen.
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