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pitcher

/ˈpɪt͡ʃ.ə/ noun

In Latin: urceus, fūtis Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about pitcher at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  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.
  3. The quantity contained in a pitcher.

Origin

From pitch + -er.

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