as in jug
a handled container for holding and pouring liquids that usually has a lip or a spout
please bring me the pitcher of lemonade from the table
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as in bottles
a handled container for holding and pouring liquids that usually has a lip or a spout
please bring me the pitcher of lemonade from the table
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Recent Examples of pitcher
Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Kayfus is a natural hitter, with a good approach facing left-handed, same-side pitchers.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Plus, sometimes major-league players stop through on rehab assignments, as Madison Bumgarner, one of the Giants’ former ace pitchers and World Series heroes of the 2010s, once did.
—Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The job of a pitcher at the back end of the rotation is to give his team a chance to win.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Kayfus is a natural hitter, with a good approach facing left-handed, same-side pitchers.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
Are rookie pitchers singlehandedly saving the New York Mets' season?
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Plus, sometimes major-league players stop through on rehab assignments, as Madison Bumgarner, one of the Giants’ former ace pitchers and World Series heroes of the 2010s, once did.
—Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Pitcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitcher. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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