Fänger — meaning in English

English meaning

• captor noun A person who has captured or is holding someone prisoner.
• catcher noun A person or thing that catches something.
• it pron Used to refer to a thing, animal, or abstract idea that has already been mentioned or is understood.

Senses

Fänger is used for these senses in English:

• captor One who catches or has caught or captured something or someone.
• catcher Someone or something that catches.
• catcher (baseball) The player who squats behind home plate and receives the pitches from the pitcher.
• it The person who chases and tries to catch the other players in the playground game of tag.

catcher — full definition

1. noun A person or thing that catches something.
2. noun (baseball) The player who crouches behind home plate to receive the pitcher's throws.
3. noun (informal) The partner who takes the receiving role during sex between two men.
4. noun (ice hockey) The webbed glove worn by a goaltender on the hand that does not hold the stick.

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