catcher's mitt

English

Pronunciation

  • Audio (General Australian):(file)

Noun

catcher's mitt (plural catcher's mitts or catchers' mitts)

  1. (baseball) A large protective glove used by a catcher when playing baseball.
    Hypernyms: baseball mitt, baseball glove
  2. (slang) A contraceptive diaphragm.
    Synonym: rubber baby buggy bumper
    Coordinate term: rubber