Definitions for Pitcherˈpɪtʃ ər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pitch•erˈpɪtʃ ər(n.)
a container, usu. with a handle and spout or lip, for holding and pouring liquids.
a pitcherlike modification of the leaf of certain plants.
Category: Botany
Origin of pitcher:
1250–1300; ME picher < OF pichier < ML picārium, var. of bicāriumbeaker
pitch•erˈpɪtʃ ər(n.)
a person who pitches.
Baseball. the player who throws the ball to the opposing batter.
Category: Sport
Origin of pitcher:
1700–10
Pitch•erˈpɪtʃ ər(n.)
Molly(Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley), 1754–1832, American Revolutionary heroine.
Category: Biography
Princeton's WordNet
pitcher, hurler, twirler(noun)
(baseball) the person who does the pitching
"our pitcher has a sore arm"
pitcher, ewer(noun)
an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring
pitcher, pitcherful(noun)
the quantity contained in a pitcher
pitcher(noun)
(botany) a leaf that that is modified in such a way as to resemble a pitcher or ewer
pitcher, mound(noun)
the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit
"he has played every position except pitcher"; "they have a southpaw on the mound"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
pitcher(noun)ˈpɪtʃ ər
a container for liquids with a handle for pouring
a pitcher of lemonade
pitcherˈpɪtʃ ər
in baseball, the player who throws the ball to batters
the pitcher in last night's game
Wiktionary
pitcher(Noun)
One who pitches anything, as hay, quoits, a ball, etc.
pitcher(Noun)
, the player who delivers the ball to the batter.
pitcher
The dominant partner in a homosexual relationship or penetrator in a sexual encounter between two men.
pitcher
(Obsolete) A sort of crowbar for digging.
pitcher(Noun)
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.
pitcher(Noun)
A tubular or cuplike appendage or expansion of the leaves of certain plants. See pitcher plant.
Webster Dictionary
Pitcher(noun)
one who pitches anything, as hay, quoits, a ball, etc.; specifically (Baseball), the player who delivers the ball to the batsman
Pitcher(noun)
a sort of crowbar for digging
Pitcher(noun)
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
Pitcher(noun)
a tubular or cuplike appendage or expansion of the leaves of certain plants
Translations for Pitcher
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- bekerAfrikaans

- إبْريقArabic

- канаBulgarian

- cântaroPortuguese (BR)

- džbánCzech

- der KrugGerman

- kande; -kandeDanish

- κανάταGreek

- cántaro, jarro, jarraSpanish

- kannEstonian

- پارچFarsi

- kannuFinnish

- crucheFrench

- כָּדHebrew

- मटकाHindi

- vrč za voduCroatian

- kancsóHungarian

- guciIndonesian

- kannaIcelandic

- caraffaItalian

- 水差しJapanese

- 주전자Korean

- ąsotisLithuanian

- krūka; (liela) krūzeLatvian

- kendiMalay

- kruikDutch

- kanne, muggeNorwegian

- dzbanPolish

- پارچPersian

- جګ،صراحیPashto

- cântaroPortuguese

- ulciorRomanian

- кувшинRussian

- džbánSlovak

- vrčSlovenian

- bokalSerbian

- kanna, tillbringare, krusSwedish

- เหยือกThai

- testi, sürahiTurkish

- 大水罐Chinese (Trad.)

- глечикUkrainian

- پاني کا بڑا جگUrdu

- bình; vòVietnamese

- 大水罐Chinese (Simp.)

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