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pitcher1 definition

pitcher (pic̸h′ər)

noun

    1. a container, usually with a handle and lip, for holding and pouring liquids
    2. as much as a pitcher will hold
  2. Bot. ascidium

Etymology: ME picher < OFr pichier < VL *piccarium, var. of bicarium, jug, cup: see beaker

pitcher2 definition

pitcher (pic̸h′ər)

noun

a person who pitches; specif., the baseball player who pitches the ball to the opposing batters

Etymology: pitch + -er

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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