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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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Before Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo could answer a reporter's question, a primal scream was heard in the back of the room.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
The southpaw has always been considered a high-level pitcher.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
As the World Series approaches, fans might take a moment to appreciate an era that has given us baseball players, like the Yankees’ slugger Aaron Judge and the Dodgers’ pitcher-hitter Shohei Ohtani, who will go down in history with Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, and Mickey Mantle.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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Noun
After Biles ignited a social media feud with former NCAA swimmer and OutKick host Riley Gaines for posting about a trans softball pitcher who won a Minnesota girls' state title, Skinner was quick to side with Gaines publicly.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Before Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo could answer a reporter's question, a primal scream was heard in the back of the room.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
The southpaw has always been considered a high-level pitcher.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
As the World Series approaches, fans might take a moment to appreciate an era that has given us baseball players, like the Yankees’ slugger Aaron Judge and the Dodgers’ pitcher-hitter Shohei Ohtani, who will go down in history with Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, and Mickey Mantle.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Pitcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pitcher. Accessed 25 Oct. 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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