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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CBS News, 28 May 2026
Senior pitcher Rosy Salazar is committed to Menlo College.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
Veteran pitcher Dominic Voegele, who was the losing pitcher versus Creighton in the 2025 tourney opener, is ticketed to start Friday’s game against Northeastern (38-20).
—Gary Bedore
may 28, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
Sandburg pitcher Lucas Rosas wasn’t about to be thrown off by a change in his routine.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
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Noun
Minnesota's Byron Buxton homered to lead off the game, but the 25-year-old Sandlin retired 18 consecutive batters — the first White Sox pitcher to retire 18 in a row in his debut since 1920.
—CBS News, 28 May 2026
Senior pitcher Rosy Salazar is committed to Menlo College.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
Veteran pitcher Dominic Voegele, who was the losing pitcher versus Creighton in the 2025 tourney opener, is ticketed to start Friday’s game against Northeastern (38-20).
—Gary Bedore
may 28, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
Sandburg pitcher Lucas Rosas wasn’t about to be thrown off by a change in his routine.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
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“Pitcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pitcher. Accessed 29 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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