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pitcher

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. pitcher (noun)
  2. pitcher (noun)
  3. measuring pitcher (noun)
  4. relief pitcher (noun)
  5. spike-pitcher (noun)
  6. starting pitcher (noun)

1pitch·er

noun \ˈpi-chər\

Definition of PITCHER

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
— pitch·er·ful \-ˌfu̇l\ noun

Origin of PITCHER

Middle English picher, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin bicarius drinking cup
First Known Use: 13th century

Rhymes with PITCHER

hitcher, snitcher, stitcher, switcher

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