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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
Synonyms
Examples for "baseball pitcher"
Examples for "baseball pitcher"
1
Like former baseball pitcher John Rocker, who was ninth on the list.
The Irish Times
2
You wouldn't have a baseball pitcher teaching a batter how to bat.
The Guardian
3
It was like watching a baseball pitcher going through an elaborate windup.
Dangerous Women
4
You were here with the baseball pitcher that day, weren't you?
Don't blink
5
He had been a good baseball pitcher in his youth.
The Primadonna / A Sequel to "Fair Margaret"
1
Aune also wasn't sure that female softball pitchers should have been grouped with male baseball pitchers since the throwing motions are quite different.
Reuters
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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