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Welcome to the billiard, pool, and snooker glossary of terms. This is the definition of Catcher as it relates to cue sports. You can also view the entire billiard dictionary.
A catcher is a participant in a collusion to rig a billiard game for financial gain. The catcher is the player who agrees to, and does, win the match. The catcher is may have to contribute any purse to the collusion winnings, of which all collusion participants divvy up after the match is complete. The catcher would be outlined in the gapper.
I believe Harry was the catcher in the big gambling scandal in last year's billiard tournament.
The term "catcher" is considered to be a slang term related to gambling and betting. The catcher definition was entered on 12/28/2007 12:11:18 AM and was updated on 12/28/2007 12:11:18 AM. It is a cue sport term that is related to gambling and betting. It was entered in to the database by the Billiards Forum Editor. See also: business, doing business, dump, pitching, catching, pitcher, hustle, gapper for more on the meaning of catcher.
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