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Meanings of pitcher in English

Catalan
llançador

(Baseball) the person who does the pitching.

        llançador
        Russian
        питчер
        Portuguese
        lançador
        Spanish
        lanzador
        Catalan
        llançador

        Player responsible for throwing ("pitching") the ball to the batters in a game of baseball or softball.

              Related terms
              питчер
              Catalan
              pitxella

              A container shaped like a vase with a handle and a spout used to serve liquids.

                    pitxella
                    Portuguese
                    arremessador
                    Catalan
                    pitcher
                    Spanish
                    lanzador

                    The position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit.

                          arremessador
                          Usage of pitcher in English
                          1
                          Doc set the pitcher aside and went to work unlocking the shackles.
                          Blood Rights
                          2
                          I asked for water and Mills poured a glass from the pitcher.
                          The king of lies
                          3
                          For example, the Canadian pitcher plant is there, a foreigner, now resident.
                          The Irish Times
                          4
                          Both the pitcher and catcher should be in the best physical condition.
                          Outdoor Sports and Games
                          5
                          Then he voted in the affirmative and reached for the cocktail pitcher.
                          Omnilingual
                          6
                          In this case, the ball landed maybe 30 meters behind the pitcher.
                          Wired
                          7
                          She gave Danilo the pitcher and he hid it in his shirt.
                          The Laughing Prince: Jugoslav Folk and Fairy Tales
                          8
                          All right people, time for us to get to the pitcher's mound.
                          For Honor We Stand
                          9
                          And I always kept a pitcher of clean water in the house.
                          Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
                          10
                          So all the boys vented their hope and trust in their pitcher.
                          The Young Pitcher
                          11
                          After Pettitte released his statement, the pitcher called his former manager back.
                          The Yankee Years
                          12
                          This attempt failed; but that she had mentioned the pitcher was admitted.
                          Historical Mysteries
                          13
                          She ran to the pitcher, and there was no water in it.
                          The King of Ireland's Son
                          14
                          That includes multiple-pitcher games, so not all appear on official no-hit lists.
                          Chicago sun times
                          15
                          Dart surged into the room, and water splashed out of the pitcher.
                          The hellfire club
                          16
                          Frau Alger came with a pitcher of warm water and a bowl.
                          Her mother's hope
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                          Translations for pitcher
                          Pitcher through the time
                          Pitcher across language varieties
                          United States of America
                          Common
                          United Kingdom
                          Common