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spear catcher

spear catcher noun: a person who is responsible for dealing with aggression or demands directed at another party.

Noun

spear catcher (plural spear catchers)

  1. A person who is responsible for dealing with aggression or demands directed at another party.
    • What she should have asked this attorney was just how good a spear catcher he was. After all, what does she think that Bill's attorney will be doing while her own attorney is taking aim at him?1992, Lenard Marlow, Divorce and the Myth of Lawyers, page 78
    • Furthermore, it was his show, his stage, and I was comfortable in the role that one panelist described to me: Never forget, your job is to be a spear catcher.2013, Laszlo Birinyi, The Master Trader, + Website, page 289

Forms of spear catcher

pluralspear catchers

Questions about spear catcher

What does spear catcher mean?
Spear catcher means a person who is responsible for dealing with aggression or demands directed at another party.
What part of speech is spear catcher?
Spear catcher is a noun.
What is the plural of spear catcher?
The plural of spear catcher is spear catchers.

Words near spear catcher in the dictionary

  1. speans
  2. spear
  3. spear biscuits
  4. spear carrier
  5. spear carriers
  6. spear catcher
  7. spear catchers
  8. spear chucker
  9. spear chuckers
  10. spear closet
  11. spear closets

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