catcher

catcher
    n 1: (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
         [syn: {catcher}, {backstop}]
    2: the position on a baseball team of the player who is
       stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that
       the pitcher throws; "a catcher needs a lot of protective
       equipment"; "a catcher plays behind the plate"
    

Catcher \Catch"er\, n.
   1. One who, or that which, catches.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Baseball) The player who stands behind the batsman to
      catch the ball.
      [1913 Webster]
    

45 Moby Thesaurus words for "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