Esperanto

Noun

Bazpilkada kaptanto

kaptanto ‎(accusative singular kaptanton, plural kaptantoj, accusative plural kaptantojn)

1. (baseball, cricket) catcher

   La kaptanto donas signalojn al ĵetanto por rekomendi kia ĵeto ĵeti.

   The catcher gives signals to the pitcher to recommend what kind of pitch to throw.

2. one who is catching

Usage notes

One employed to catch animals (like a dogcatcher) is a kaptisto.