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achtervanger — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • catcher noun Someone or something that catches.

Senses

achtervanger is used for these senses in English:

  • catcher (baseball) The player who squats behind home plate and receives the pitches from the pitcher.

catcher — full definition

  1. noun Someone or something that catches.
  2. noun The player who squats behind home plate and receives the pitches from the pitcher.
  3. noun The bottom partner in a homosexual relationship or sexual encounter between two men.
  4. noun The webbed glove that the goaltender wears on the hand opposite the hand that holds the stick.

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