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- noun Plural form of
catcher .
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Examples
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Molina, 27, used to be the kid brother of Bengie and Jose Molina, big-league catchers from the Puerto Rican family.
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And we're good rat-catchers, which is a useful skill in the White House.
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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
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With an effort, he kept himself from using the term butterfly catchers, “... gentlemen.”
Starfleet Year One Michael Jan Friedman 2002
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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
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The catchers are the ones calling the signs and setting up for location and hopefully they're on the same page with the pitcher.
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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
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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.
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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
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"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
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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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