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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Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
For his career, Mullins has hit right-handed pitchers better than lefties, but Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns pointed to approach adjustments Mullins has made recently against southpaws (while citing the difficulty of putting too much stock in small samples of reverse splits).
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
The Dodgers also added outfielder Alex Call in a deal with Washington for Class A pitchers Eriq Swan and Sean Paul Linan, and Call likely will replace Outman on the L.A.-to-Oklahoma City shuttle.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 1 Aug. 2025
Here is a look at the rest of the departures (and the returns therefor):
Earlier in the week the Twins kicked things off by sending pitchers Chris Paddack and Randy Dobnak to the Detroit Tigers in return for catcher Enrique Jimenez, their number 14 prospect.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Noun
But in two weeks, the 22-year-old left-handed power pitcher has moved up to No. 92.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
For his career, Mullins has hit right-handed pitchers better than lefties, but Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns pointed to approach adjustments Mullins has made recently against southpaws (while citing the difficulty of putting too much stock in small samples of reverse splits).
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
The Dodgers also added outfielder Alex Call in a deal with Washington for Class A pitchers Eriq Swan and Sean Paul Linan, and Call likely will replace Outman on the L.A.-to-Oklahoma City shuttle.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 1 Aug. 2025
Here is a look at the rest of the departures (and the returns therefor):
Earlier in the week the Twins kicked things off by sending pitchers Chris Paddack and Randy Dobnak to the Detroit Tigers in return for catcher Enrique Jimenez, their number 14 prospect.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pitcher
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“Pitcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pitcher. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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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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