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  • noun Plural form of catcher.

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Examples

  • Molina, 27, used to be the kid brother of Bengie and Jose Molina, big-league catchers from the Puerto Rican family.

    Inside the major leagues: Ernie Harwell honored 2010

  • And we're good rat-catchers, which is a useful skill in the White House.

    Al Eisele: Doggone It, Why Not a White House Cat? 2009

  • They will more likely try to land one of the name catchers such as Bengie Molina or Ramon Hernandez and use Castro again as a backup.

    USATODAY.com - About-face helps save the season for Martinez 2006

  • With an effort, he kept himself from using the term butterfly catchers, “... gentlemen.”

    Starfleet Year One Michael Jan Friedman 2002

  • Baseball people refer to catchers' equipment as 'the tools of ignorance,' a phrase that sounds pejorative but is meant respectfully.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed JEFF BLAIR 2011

  • The catchers are the ones calling the signs and setting up for location and hopefully they're on the same page with the pitcher.

    chicagotribune.com - News 2011

  • Baseball people refer to catchers' equipment as 'the tools of ignorance,' a phrase that sounds pejorative but is meant respectfully.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed JEFF BLAIR 2011

  • If one of your catchers is a position player that can go other places like outfield and first base, then it's actually kind of a bonus to be able to have three.

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2011

  • That, Coste said, often creates a brotherhood among catchers, which is part of the reason there is no friction in this group, despite the fact they are competing against one an other in some form.

    NYT > Home Page By DAVID WALDSTEIN 2010

  • "I think our catchers are our guys that have to keep fresh," said Manuel, who wants a better look at Thole.

    NYT > Home Page 2010

  • The “O” sequence was part of an act called “The Ghostly Bateau,” in which acrobats known as flyers, like Maus, and catchers, like Morlen, form a kind of human hinge.

    The Afterlife of a Las Vegas Spectacular Condé Nast 2022

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