Definition of Pitcher. Meaning of Pitcher. Synonyms of Pitcher

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Definition of Pitcher

Pitcher
Pitcher Pitch"er, n. 1. One who pitches anything, as hay, quoits, a ball, etc.; specifically (Baseball), the player who delivers the ball to the batsman. 2. A sort of crowbar for digging. [Obs.] --Mortimer.
Pitcher
Pitcher Pitch"er, n. [OE. picher, OF. pichier, OHG. pehhar, pehh[=a]ri; prob. of the same origin as E. beaker. Cf. Beaker.] 1. A wide-mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids, with a spout or protruding lip and a handle; a water jug or jar with a large ear or handle. 2. (Bot.) A tubular or cuplike appendage or expansion of the leaves of certain plants. American pitcher plants, the species of Sarracenia. See Sarracenia. Australian pitcher plant, the Cephalotus follicularis, a low saxifragaceous herb having two kinds of radical leaves, some oblanceolate and entire, others transformed into little ovoid pitchers, longitudinally triple-winged and ciliated, the mouth covered with a lid shaped like a cockleshell. California pitcher plant, the Darlingtonia California. See Darlingtonia. Pitcher plant, any plant with the whole or a part of the leaves transformed into pitchers or cuplike organs, especially the species of Nepenthes. See Nepenthes.

Meaning of Pitcher from wikipedia

- In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal...
- Pitcher plants are carnivorous plants known as pitfall traps—a prey-trapping mechanism featuring a deep cavity filled with digestive liquid. The traps...
- "winning pitcher") and one pitcher on the losing team is given a loss (the "losing pitcher") in their respective statistics. These pitchers are collectively...
- nicknamed "the Big Unit", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who pla**** 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (1988–2009) for six teams...
- baseball (hardball or softball), a starting pitcher or starter is the first pitcher in the game for each team. A pitcher is credited with a game started if they...
- Pitcher is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Annabel Pitcher (born 1982), British children's writer Arthur Pitcher (born 1981), Bermudian...
- League Baseball (MLB) pitchers with 200 or more career wins. In the sport of baseball, a win is a statistic credited to the pitcher for the winning team...
- VUR-land-ur; born February 20, 1983) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously...
- 25, 1971) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball starting pitcher, who pla**** in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1992 to 2009, for five...
- Look up pitcher in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A pitcher is a playing position in the game of baseball or softball. Pitcher or pitchers may also refer...