Definitions for pitcher
ˈpɪtʃ ərpitch·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.3 / 3 votes

1. pitcher, hurler, twirlernoun

   (baseball) the person who does the pitching

   "our pitcher has a sore arm"

2. pitcher, ewernoun

   an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring

3. pitcher, pitcherfulnoun

   the quantity contained in a pitcher

4. pitchernoun

   (botany) a leaf that that is modified in such a way as to resemble a pitcher or ewer

5. pitcher, moundnoun

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pitcher

   The dominant partner in a homosexual relationship or penetrator in a sexual encounter between two men.

2. pitcher

   (Obsolete) A sort of crowbar for digging.

3. pitchernoun

   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.

4. pitchernoun

   A tubular or cuplike appendage or expansion of the leaves of certain plants. See pitcher plant.

5. pitchernoun

   One who pitches anything, as hay, quoits, a ball, etc.

6. pitchernoun

   The player who delivers the ball to the batter.

7. pitchernoun

   The top partner in a homosexual relationship or penetrator in a sexual encounter between two men.

8. pitchernoun

   A sort of crowbar for digging.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pitchernoun

   Etymology: picher, French.

   1. An earthen vessel; a water pot.

   With suddain fear her pitcher down she threw
   And fled away. Fairy Queen, b. i.

   Pitchers have ears, and I have many servants;
   Besides old Gremio is hearkening. William Shakespeare.

   Pyreicus was only famous for counterfeiting all base things; as earthen pitchers and a scullery. Henry Peacham, on Drawing.

   Hylas may drop his pitcher, none will cry,
   Not if he drown himself. Dryden.

   2. An instrument to pierce the ground in which any thing is to be fixed.

   To the hills poles must be set deep in the ground, with a square iron pitcher or crow. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pitcher

   In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the pitcher is assigned the number 1. The pitcher is often considered the most important player on the defensive side of the game, and as such is situated at the right end of the defensive spectrum. There are many different types of pitchers, such as the starting pitcher, relief pitcher, middle reliever, lefty specialist, setup man, and the closer. Traditionally, the pitcher also bats. Starting in 1973 with the American League (and later the National League) and spreading to further leagues throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the hitting duties of the pitcher have generally been given over to the position of designated hitter, a cause of some controversy. The Japanese Central League has not adopted the designated hitter position.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pitcher

   A pitcher is a container with a spout used for storing and pouring out liquids. Alternatively, in baseball and softball, a pitcher is the player who throws the ball towards the opposing player, who aims to strike it with a bat.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pitchernoun

   one who pitches anything, as hay, quoits, a ball, etc.; specifically (Baseball), the player who delivers the ball to the batsman

2. Pitchernoun

   a sort of crowbar for digging

3. Pitchernoun

   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

4. Pitchernoun

   a tubular or cuplike appendage or expansion of the leaves of certain plants

5. Etymology: [OE. picher, OF. pichier, OHG. pehhar, pehhri; prob. of the same origin as E. beaker. Cf. Beaker.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pitcher

   In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the pitcher is assigned the number 1. Traditionally, the pitcher also bats. Starting in 1973 with the American League and spreading throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the hitting duties of the pitcher have generally been given over to the position of designated hitter, a cause of some controversy. The National League in Major League Baseball and the Japanese Central League are among the remaining leagues which have not adopted the designated hitter position.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pitcher

   pich′ėr, n. a vessel for holding water, &c.—n. Pitch′er-plant, a plant with leaves shaped like a pitcher or ascidium—Nepenthes, &c.—Pitchers have ears, there may be listeners. [O. Fr. picher—Low L. picarium, a goblet—Gr. bīkos, a wine-vessel, an Eastern word.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PITCHER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pitcher is ranked #5539 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Pitcher surname appeared 6,272 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Pitcher.
   
   90.9% or 5,704 total occurrences were White.
   4% or 254 total occurrences were Black.
   2% or 130 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.9% or 121 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.5% or 36 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.4% or 27 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Ballplayer
   • Botany
   • Containerful
   • Leaf
   • Position
   • Thrower
   • Vessel

Anagrams for pitcher »

1. repitch

How to pronounce pitcher?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say pitcher in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pitcher in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pitcher in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of pitcher in a Sentence

1. Cole Hamels:

   I'm not normally a ground ball pitcher, but it definitely helped out today, being able to get the big double plays in the key situations, it definitely kept them from rallying.

2. Jose Fernandez:

   I feel pretty healthy, i feel, I don't want to say like I was before, but I feel I've grown as a pitcher and a person.

3. Eduardo Rodriguez -LRB- 11-8 -RRB-:

   It’s kind of hard because this is the time that we really need to step it up as a starting pitcher, go out there and win every game, it feels really hard to lose the game today, especially a game that I started.

4. Jon Gray:

   I feel good knowing that Bud’s back there making most of the decisions, he’s been a pitcher before. He can see what we’re reacting to in the game and he knows what’s going on. It’s nice having that. You don’t have to explain things. Bud’s right there with you. He’s on the same page.

5. Departed Soles Brewing:

   Beer releases are like a pitcher's arsenal, and you never really know what's coming and when ... unless, of course, you cheat.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pitcher
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pitcher
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=pitcher
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitcher
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pitcher
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=pitcher
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=pitcher
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html