Batter
Catcher
Catcher noun - The position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws.
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Synonyms for Catcher
Batter and catcher are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Batter" with "Catcher", this nouns are similar.
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- The catcher then tells the pitcher how freaked out he is because he [the catcher] was able to read the batter's thought balloons.
Source: Metafictional Device -
The pitcher throws balls towards the catcher, and the batter (taking up position in front of the catcher in one of the batter's boxes) will attempt to hit these balls.
Source: Useful Notes / Baseball -
If the catcher interferes, and the batter still hits the ball, the batter has the option of taking the result of the play or taking first base.
Source: Useful Notes / Baseball
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