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1. (baseball) the person who does the pitching
   "our pitcher has a sore arm"
   - hurler [N. Amer], twirler
    
2. An open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring
   - ewer
    
3. The quantity contained in a pitcher
   - pitcherful
    
4. (botany) a leaf that is modified in such a way as to resemble a pitcher or ewer
    
5. 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"
   - mound

Sounds like: picture

Derived forms: pitchers

See also: pitch

Type of: ballplayer, baseball player, containerful, foliage, leaf, leafage, position, thrower, vessel

Part of: baseball team

Encyclopedia: Pitcher Pitcher, New York