Pitcher meaning

What does “pitcher” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“pitcher” is a noun with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: (baseball) the person who does the pitching.

pitcher

noun

  1. (baseball) the person who does the pitching

    “our pitcher has a sore arm”

  2. an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring

    Synonymsewer
  3. the quantity contained in a pitcher

    Synonymspitcherful
  4. (botany) a leaf that 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”

    “they have a southpaw on the mound”

    Synonymsmound

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University