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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries포수
Pronunciation / Transliteration: posu
"포수가 경기 중 공을 잡았다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person or thing that catches.
"The catcher skillfully caught the ball during the game." - 2
In baseball, the player positioned behind home plate who catches pitches that are not hit.
"The catcher called for a fastball to strike out the batter."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'catcher' originates from the Middle English term 'cachen', which means to seize or capture. It evolved from the Old French 'cachier', derived from the Latin 'captiare', meaning to capture, reflecting the action of grasping or holding something.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Catcher" is said worldwide
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Attrapeur
Transliteration: a-tra-pur
"L'attrapeur a attrapé la balle pendant le match."
Fänger
Transliteration: fɛŋɐ
"Der Fänger hat den Ball während des Spiels gefangen."
Ricevitore
Transliteration: ri-tʃe-vi-to-re
"Il ricevitore ha preso la palla durante la partita."
Receptor
Transliteration: re-sep-tor
"El receptor atrapó la pelota durante el juego."
Apanhador
Transliteration: a-pã-ɡa-dor
"O apanhador pegou a bola durante o jogo."
कैचर
Transliteration: kaichar
"कैचर ने खेल के दौरान गेंद को पकड़ा।"
接球员
Transliteration: jiē qiú yuán
"接球员在比赛中接住了球。"
포수
Transliteration: posu
"포수가 경기 중 공을 잡았다."
キャッチャー
Transliteration: kyatchā
"キャッチャーは試合中にボールをキャッチしました。"
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