catcher
/ˈkæt͡ʃə/noun
ElementaryNot in standard dictionaries
1
Someone or something that catches.
2
The player who squats behind home plate and receives the pitches from the pitcher.
3
The bottom partner in a homosexual relationship or sexual encounter between two men.
4
A wrestler.
5
The webbed glove that the goaltender wears on the hand opposite the hand that holds the stick.
6
Short for mailcatcher (“device for a moving train to pick up mail”)
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Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Rhymes
Words that share the same ending sound pattern
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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