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noun
- 1. a large jug.
- 2. broken pottery crushed and reused.
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The meaning of PITCHER is a container for holding and pouring liquids that usually has a lip or spout and a handle.
PITCHER definition: 1. a large, round container for liquids that has a flat base, a handle, and a very narrow raised…. Learn more.
(British English) a large clay container with a small opening and one or two handles, used, especially in the past, for holding liquids. (in baseball) the player who throws the ball to the batter. Left-handed hitters usually prefer facing right-handed pitchers. The pitcher threw a hard fastball.
A pitcher is a large container made of clay. Pitchers are usually round in shape and have a narrow neck and two handles shaped like ears. In baseball, the pitcher is the person who throws the ball to the batter, who tries to hit it. Over the next five years, he became one of the greatest pitchers in baseball.
(Definition of pitcher from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
pitcher - 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"
A complete guide to the word "PITCHER": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
PITCHER definition: 1. in baseball, someone who throws the ball at the person who is going to hit it 2. a container for…. Learn more.
What does the noun pitcher mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun pitcher, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. pitcher has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. How common is the noun pitcher?
a container for liquids, usually with a handle and spout or lip. one who pitches. Sport [Baseball.]the player who throws the ball to the opposing batter. pitch•er1 (pich′ ər), n. a container, usually with a handle and spout or lip, for holding and pouring liquids. Botany a pitcherlike modification of the leaf of certain plants. Botany an ascidium.
