1
: a container for holding and pouring liquids that usually has a lip or spout and a handle
2
: a modified leaf of a pitcher plant in which the hollowed petiole and base of the blade form an elongated receptacle
: one that pitches
specifically
: the player who pitches in a game of baseball
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Examples of pitcher in a Sentence
Noun (1)
please bring me the pitcher of lemonade from the table
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David K. Li, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
There is a long list of major league pitchers eligible for free agency.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Lopez wasn't alone among pitchers who made the transition from a bullpen to a starting rotation after signing as a free agent last winter.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Junior softball pitcher Jo Marsh of Orange Lutheran has committed to UCLA.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The Dodgers announced their signing of Ohtani on Dec. 11, while the San Francisco Giants didn't pick up Cy Young Award-winning pitcher Blake Snell until March 19, less than two weeks before Opening Day.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
There is a long list of major league pitchers eligible for free agency.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Lopez wasn't alone among pitchers who made the transition from a bullpen to a starting rotation after signing as a free agent last winter.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Junior softball pitcher Jo Marsh of Orange Lutheran has committed to UCLA.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Pitcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pitcher. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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pitcher
1 of 2 noun
pitch·er
ˈpich-ər 
: a container for holding and pouring liquids that usually has a lip or spout and a handle
pitcher
2 of 2 noun
: one that pitches
especially
: a baseball player who pitches
Etymology
Noun
Middle English picher "container for pouring liquids," from early French (same meaning), from Latin bicarius "drinking vessel, goblet"
Noun
from pitch "to erect in place, throw a ball" and -er, noun suffix
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