1
: a container for holding and pouring liquids that usually has a lip or spout and a handle
2
: a modified leaf of a pitcher plant in which the hollowed petiole and base of the blade form an elongated receptacle
: one that pitches
specifically
: the player who pitches in a game of baseball
Examples of pitcher in a Sentence
Noun (1)
please bring me the pitcher of lemonade from the table
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Matt Gelb, New York Times, 28 May 2026
The 2018-25 Red Sox didn’t have a single pitcher younger than 25 who could pitch seven scoreless innings.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026
Sailors senior pitcher Gavin Guy held Ganesha to two hits through six innings.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
The Mets are out of answers, out of pitchers, and nearly out of productive hitters.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 27 May 2026
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Noun
There were great months by other pitchers, but all of them had at least one blemish.
—Matt Gelb, New York Times, 28 May 2026
The 2018-25 Red Sox didn’t have a single pitcher younger than 25 who could pitch seven scoreless innings.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026
Sailors senior pitcher Gavin Guy held Ganesha to two hits through six innings.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
The Mets are out of answers, out of pitchers, and nearly out of productive hitters.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 27 May 2026
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“Pitcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pitcher. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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pitcher
1 of 2 noun
pitch·er
ˈpich-ər 
: a container for holding and pouring liquids that usually has a lip or spout and a handle
pitcher
2 of 2 noun
: one that pitches
especially
: a baseball player who pitches
Etymology
Noun
Middle English picher "container for pouring liquids," from early French (same meaning), from Latin bicarius "drinking vessel, goblet"
Noun
from pitch "to erect in place, throw a ball" and -er, noun suffix
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