pitcher Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (baseball) the person who does the pitching
    hurler; twirler.
    • our pitcher has a sore arm
  2. noun an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring
    ewer.
  3. noun the quantity contained in a pitcher
    pitcherful.
  4. noun (botany) a leaf that that is modified in such a way as to resemble a pitcher or ewer
  5. noun the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit
    mound.
    • he has played every position except pitcher
    • they have a southpaw on the mound

WordNet

Pitch"er noun
Definitions
  1. One who pitches anything, as hay, quoits, a ball, etc.; specifically (Baseball), the player who delivers the ball to the batsman.
  2. A sort of crowbar for digging. Obs. Mortimer.
Pitch"er noun
Etymology
OE. picher, OF. pichier, OHG. pehhar, pehhari; prob. of the same origin as E. beaker. Cf. Beaker.
Definitions
  1. A wide-mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids, with a spout or protruding lip and a handle; a water jug or jar with a large ear or handle.
  2. (Bot.) A tubular or cuplike appendage or expansion of the leaves of certain plants.

Webster 1913