łapacz

See also: Łapacz

Polish

Etymology

From łapać + -acz. Sense 3 is a semantic loan from English catcher.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwa.pat͡ʂ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -apat͡ʂ
  • Syllabification: ła‧pacz
  • Homophone: Łapacz

Noun

łapacz m pers (female equivalent łapaczka)

  1. (colloquial) catcher (person that catches)
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) cop (agent of the investigative police who tracks down and arrests people)
    Synonym: łaps
  3. (baseball) catcher (player that squats behind home plate and receives the pitches from the pitcher)
    Hypernym: zawodnik

Declension

Noun

łapacz m inan

  1. (colloquial) catcher (thing that catches)
    Synonyms: łapadło, łapak
  2. (architecture) mudroom, vestibule
    Synonyms: przedsionek, wiatrołap

Declension

Derived terms

nouns

Further reading

  • łapacz in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • łapacz in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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