pitcher
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[edit] English
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[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪtʃə(r)
[edit] Etymology 1
to pitch (to throw, etc.) + -er
[edit] Noun
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pitcher (plural pitchers)
- One who pitches anything, as hay, quoits, a ball, etc.
- (baseball, softball), the player who delivers the ball to the batter.
- (Obsolete) A sort of crowbar for digging.
[edit] Translations
the player who throws the ball to the batter
[edit] Etymology 2
From Old English picher, Old French pichier, Old High German pehhar, pehhāri; probably of the same origin as beaker.
[edit] Noun
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pitcher (plural pitchers)
- 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.
- (botany) A tubular or cuplike appendage or expansion of the leaves of certain plants. See w:pitcher plant.
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[edit] Translations
A wide-mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids
A tubular or cuplike appendage or expansion of the leaves of certain plants
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