Stonecatcher

Quick meaning: Stonecatcher is a noun meaning Something that catches or traps stones.

Meaning

Something that catches or traps stones.

More Meanings

1. (figurative) A person who shows mercy by intervening when someone is treated with overly harsh or cruel punishments.

Example Sentences

In our experience, these holes let water in through the soles, and they are stonecatchers.

The dirt and stones detached from the beets are deposited on the floor of the stonecatcher, or receiver, fixed to the back part of this machine, from which they are from time to time emptied out from below;

In contrast, a preemptive inclination to offer mercy (to be a stonecatcher) puts us actively intervening in condemnation around us— averting flashpoints before they start or, in the midst of judgment, encouraging others to consider alternatives to what they perceive as "deserved" outcomes.

But today, our self-righteousness, our fear, and our anger have caused even the Christians to hurl stones at the people who fall down, even when we know we should forgive or show compassion. I told the congregation that we can't simply watch that happen. I told them we have to be stonecatchers.

Word Forms

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