pitch‧er /ˈpɪtʃə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
[Sense 1: Date: 1700-1800; Origin: ⇒ pitch²]
[Sense 2-3: Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: pichier, from Medieval Latin bicarius 'drinking cup', from Greek bikos 'clay pot for liquids']

1. the player in baseball who throws the ball

2. American English a container for holding and pouring a liquid, with a handle and a shaped part to help the liquid flow out Synonym : jug British English:
a pitcher of water

3. British English a large clay container with two handles, used in the past for holding and pouring a liquid

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pitcher
̈ɪˈpɪtʃə
See: little pitchers have big ears , relief pitcher , starting pitcher

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