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
Examples of pitcher in a Sentence
Noun (1)
please bring me the pitcher of lemonade from the table
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David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
The asking price is a smidge under $4 million, which is around $2 million more than the former Padres pitcher and his wife Kathy doled out for the modern coastal retreat in the upscale Sunset Cliffs neighborhood back in spring 2017.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
Last spring, Cleveland pitchers Erik Sabrowski and Doug Nikhazy played a round at Wigwam Golf Club, a course about 15 minutes north of the team’s complex.
—Zack Meisel, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Captains include Arizona Cardinals offensive tackle Kelvin Beachum, two-time gold medal-winning paralympian Ezra Frech, olympian and WNBA basketball player for Minnesota Lynx, Napheesa Collier, and Brent Suter, MLB baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds.
—Claire Poole, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Cruz had over a 12 percent walk rate, good for bottom 10 percent of pitchers in the league.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
The asking price is a smidge under $4 million, which is around $2 million more than the former Padres pitcher and his wife Kathy doled out for the modern coastal retreat in the upscale Sunset Cliffs neighborhood back in spring 2017.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
Last spring, Cleveland pitchers Erik Sabrowski and Doug Nikhazy played a round at Wigwam Golf Club, a course about 15 minutes north of the team’s complex.
—Zack Meisel, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Captains include Arizona Cardinals offensive tackle Kelvin Beachum, two-time gold medal-winning paralympian Ezra Frech, olympian and WNBA basketball player for Minnesota Lynx, Napheesa Collier, and Brent Suter, MLB baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds.
—Claire Poole, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Pitcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pitcher. Accessed 3 Mar. 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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