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pitcher
a container for holding and pouring liquids: a pitcher of cream; a person who pitches: a baseball pitcher
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picture – a work of art, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.; portrait; movie; any visual image; a person or thing resembling another closely: the very picture of her mother
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pitch·er 1
(pĭch′ər)n.
1. One that pitches.
2. Baseball The player who throws the ball from the mound to the batter.
3. Sports A seven iron used in golf.
pitch·er 2
(pĭch′ər)n.
1. A container for liquids, usually having a handle and a lip or spout for pouring.
2. Botany A pitcherlike part, such as the leaf of a pitcher plant.
[Middle English picher, from Old French pichier, alteration of bichier, from Medieval Latin bicārium, drinking cup, probably from Greek bikos, jar, possibly from Egyptian biḳ, oil vessel.]
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pitcher
(ˈpɪtʃə)n
1. a large jug, usually rounded with a narrow neck and often of earthenware, used mainly for holding water
2. (Botany) botany any of the urn-shaped leaves of the pitcher plant
[C13: from Old French pichier, from Medieval Latin picārium, variant of bicārium beaker]
pitcher
(ˈpɪtʃə)n
1. (Baseball) baseball the player on the fielding team who pitches the ball to the batter
2. (Civil Engineering) a granite stone or sett used in paving
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pitch•er1
(ˈpɪtʃ ər)n.
1. a container, usu. with a handle and spout or lip, for holding and pouring liquids.
2. a pitcherlike modification of the leaf of certain plants.
[1250–1300; Middle English picher < Old French pichier < Medieval Latin picārium, variant of bicārium beaker]
pitch•er2
(ˈpɪtʃ ər)n.
1. a person who pitches.
2. Baseball. the player who throws the ball to the opposing batter.
[1700–10]
Pitch•er
(ˈpɪtʃ ər)n.
Molly (Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley), 1754–1832, American Revolutionary heroine.
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| Noun | 1. |  pitcher - (baseball) the person who does the pitching; "our pitcher has a sore arm"baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" softball game, softball - a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer ballplayer, baseball player - an athlete who plays baseball left hander, left-handed pitcher, lefthander, left-hander, southpaw, lefty - a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand right-handed pitcher, right-hander - (baseball) a pitcher who throws with the right hand screwballer - (baseball) a pitcher who throws screwballs starting pitcher - (baseball) a pitcher who starts in a baseball game thrower - someone who projects something (especially by a rapid motion of the arm) |
| 2. |  pitcher - an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouringcream pitcher, creamer - a small pitcher for serving cream vessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids) | |
| 3. | pitcher - the quantity contained in a pitcher containerful - the quantity that a container will hold | |
| 4. | pitcher - (botany) a leaf that that is modified in such a way as to resemble a pitcher or ewer | |
| 5. | pitcher - the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit; "he has played every position except pitcher"; "they have a southpaw on the mound" position - (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?" baseball team - a team that plays baseball |
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pitcher
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pitcher
1 [ˈpɪtʃəʳ] N (esp US) (= jar) → cántaro m, jarro mpitcher
2 [ˈpɪtʃəʳ] N (Baseball) → pítcher mf, lanzador(a) m/f BASEBALLCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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pitcher2
(ˈpitʃə) noun a large jug. a pitcher of water.
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pitcher
n jarraEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.