PITCHER

• (noun) 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"

  synonyms : mound

• (noun) an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring

  synonyms : ewer

• (noun) (baseball) the person who does the pitching

  "our pitcher has a sore arm"

  synonyms : hurler , twirler

• (noun) (botany) a leaf that that is modified in such a way as to resemble a pitcher or ewer

• (noun) the quantity contained in a pitcher

  synonyms : pitcherful

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