A person or device that catches something, especially the baseball player positioned behind home plate to receive pitches.
From Middle English 'cacchen' meaning 'to catch' plus agent suffix '-er'. The word evolved from Old French 'cachier' meaning 'to chase' or 'hunt', ultimately from Latin 'captiare'.
The baseball catcher is often called the 'quarterback of baseball' because they can see the entire field and call the plays. Interestingly, catchers wear more protective gear than any other position player, earning them the nickname 'the tools of ignorance' - though this requires considerable skill and intelligence.
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