catcher
キャッチャー
解説 Definition
catcher は、野球で投手の球を受ける捕手、つまりキャッチャーという意味です。日本語の「キャッチャー」とほぼ同じですが、英語では単に「受け取る人・物」を指す場合もあります。
A catcher is the baseball player positioned behind home plate who receives pitches, protects the plate, and often directs defensive play. More generally, the word can also mean a person or device that catches something.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
catch「捕る」に「〜する人」を表す -er が付いた語で、野球では投手の球を受ける捕手を指します。catch the ball という基本動作と結び付け、catcher’s mask、the catcher threw to first のような典型場面で覚えると、単なる receiver との違いも明確になります。
Connect catcher directly with the familiar verb catch: a catcher is literally “a person who catches.” In baseball, picture the player behind home plate catching the pitcher’s throws while wearing a catcher’s mask. Useful combinations include starting catcher, catcher’s mitt, and the catcher threw to first base. Unlike the broader word receiver, catcher is the standard name for this specific baseball position, though it can occasionally describe any person or device that catches something.
例文
The catcher threw the ball to first base.
キャッチャーは一塁へボールを投げました。
Our catcher wears a strong mask.
うちのキャッチャーは丈夫なマスクをつけています。
The coach talked with the catcher before the game.
コーチは試合前にキャッチャーと話しました。
catcher の類義語・関連語
catcher の語源・成り立ち Etymology
catcher は catch「つかまえる」に行為者を表す接尾辞 -er が付いた語。catch は古フランス語・アングロノルマン語を経て、さらにラテン語 capere「取る」にさかのぼり、capture や captive と同じ系列なので「捕る人」の意味がそのまま見える。
Catcher was formed from the verb catch and the agent suffix -er, so its structure literally means “one who catches.” Catch entered English through Anglo-French and is ultimately related to Late Latin captiare, derived from Latin capere, “to take or seize.” This places it in the same broad historical family as capture and captive. Its specialized baseball sense developed naturally from the player’s role in receiving pitched balls.
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