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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Noun (1)
please bring me the pitcher of lemonade from the table
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Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2025
The Toreros return more than a dozen players from last year’s team, led by pitchers/outfielders Logan Reddemann and Austin Smith (Granite Hills High School) and first baseman Jack Gurevitch.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Nick Robert steady in first career start Perhaps lost in the offensive outburst was a steady first start by sophomore right-handed pitcher Nick Robert, who was used exclusively out of the bullpen during his freshman season at Miami.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
There’s no point in listing all of those pitchers who were successful again.
—Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Flaco flying, Flaco preening, Flaco peering in a window, Flaco sitting on a pitcher’s mound.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2025
The Toreros return more than a dozen players from last year’s team, led by pitchers/outfielders Logan Reddemann and Austin Smith (Granite Hills High School) and first baseman Jack Gurevitch.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Nick Robert steady in first career start Perhaps lost in the offensive outburst was a steady first start by sophomore right-handed pitcher Nick Robert, who was used exclusively out of the bullpen during his freshman season at Miami.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
There’s no point in listing all of those pitchers who were successful again.
—Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Pitcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pitcher. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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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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